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As this tragic accident shows, even experienced display pilots flying aerobatic aircraft can be caught out by certain types of spin. No matter how much spin training they have received in a Cessna 152 during their initial PPL course. Therefore I personally think that teaching spin avoidance instead of spin recovery is the right thing to do.
I was thinking of something less prosaic than a 152! Nevertheless, I agree with you absolutely, However, things don't always go as expected so it is useful to have a "plan B"; avoidance first and recovery second. After all, we do spend sim time practising recovery from unusual attitudes which might be seen as an extension to my argument.