On entering this scrum from an offside position; a significant issues is that equipment should always be used as the designer intended. The VOR beam bar evolved from a needle display and through international agreement the TO/FROM facility was required (RTCA). In more recent avionics, manufacturers use the TO/FROM information to ensure that the flight guidance maneuvers the aircraft in the correct direction. Modern auto flight and EFIS’s also use all of the VOR information (LEFT/RIGHT and TO/FROM) to correctly position course lines or intersecting radials.
Thus the student pilot who is just beginning to use VOR must be aware of all of the indications and uses of the VOR functions. Just because one function appears not to be appropriate in one scenario does not mean that the system should be taught that way.
A critical issue appearing in some accidents is that of negative transfer of information/understanding; where something learnt for one situation is erroneously used in an inappropriate situation. Navigation is #2 on the do list (Aviate, Navigate, etc); CFIT with lack of position awareness is #1 on the do not do list.
It is very difficult to unlearn concepts; - “first taught, best remembered”