Great topic!
I started flying with a civiliian, but using milatary methods (Flying scholarship), and found this to be excellent, and some of the best intruction I had.
I then moved on to a civillian, teaching normally - and found that it was less intensive, and in comparrison, I found it difficult. The intructor did seam to lack the passion.
Since then I have experianced both through clubs and UAS, and would reiterate the point that the experiance has a lot to to with the passion of the intructor. I belive it has a lot to do with if your passion meet as well.
If you are quite laid back, and youo are learning because you enjoy the learning, and in no hurry - then may be this is the instructor for you. If you want to get the learning in,m and the experiance as fast as pssible, the higher intensity methods may be more up your street.
A lot of person preferance, style, and attitude on this one me thinks!
FW