Generally its a bad idea to fly one type of aircraft as if it was another. Teach your students to fly a 172 the proper way to fly a 172 (IOW don't set up 4 mile 3 degree finals etc)
I worked for an airline that had the particularly dangerous idea of trying to fly an A320 as if it was a 757 and they are very lucky they didn't kill anyone.
This will serve you well throughout your career to fly your current aircraft as the manufacturer recommends. When you do that it will actually be more like airline flying than you think.
I once reamed out an instructor for teaching people to turn the long final in a 152. Flying a 3 mile final (from 1000 feet) in a 152 at 65 knots is nothing like flying an airliner other than the than line you are tracking over the ground. (Jets have different pitch angles and the timing is all wrong) However if you went carb heat at the end of the runway 1500 rpm etc turn 1/2 mile base etc the timing and flying was actually more airline like.
Cheers. .Wino