It's always interesting reading these discussions and getting various views. I think a lot of the information given to students is based around the most appropriate way of learning, without overloading them.
Its all very well reading of detailed AoA and banking figures when you have hundreds of hours experience, but when learning, something fairly simple is, in my opinion, easier to take in.
When I was learning, the main things I was told at the beginning were:
1) Put flaps down when level - this makes it easier to judge any pitch changes, and if you do have a problem with them going down asynchronously it's easier to recognise and sort out.
2) Watch your airspeed and attitude.
3) Bank at 20-25 degrees, maximum of 30 when turning onto base and final.
4) Keep balanced.
5) If you go through the centreline, keep going and turn back - don't overbank - if it's looking too bad go-around.
If you keep the airspeed at the right amount, and don't bank more than a certain amount while properly balanced, then you won't have a problem with stalling. Once you're lucky enough to have lots of experience then you can start to push the envelope a bit more.
Although I've read many things about the fact that the stalling airspeed changes in various conditions, and I understand what that's about, knowing that for 30 degrees of bank an airspeed of X will keep you away from the stall is useful when setting out.
As an aside, is there a condition of flight that will allow the plane to stall without the stall warner going off? For example, a skidding turn so that the airflow over the stall warner is disrupted?