Going back to CFI's original question, I think I'd answer "probably yes - but not necessarily" - reason being that I am wary of one size fits all solutions in aviation. I'm not an instructor, nor do I have many thousands of hours behind me, but I have had the advantage of flying with many different instructors from ultralight, military, GA and airline backgrounds over the 20 odd years that I've been around aircraft and if nothing else, I've seen that there is frequently more than one way to exfoliate the proverbial feline. Early on in the training, sticking to the attitude for speed is valid I believe but as a student progresses to short field landings, ie flying behind the drag curve in most aircraft on approach, a more subtle combination of methods will probably be called for. I was rather surprised to be pulled up in a recent flight for raising the nose to lose speed - but then the instructor does drive vast chunks of Airbus branded aluminium in his day time job and I believe that method is expected of them in that environment.