TurboJ, I respectfully contend that the FIC instructor was an utter ar$e! If you do not control the a/c attitude and balance when applying full power, then stall recovery may well be delayed. Delaying application of full power will certainly increase the height loss during recovery.
Charlie Foxtrot India - maybe it's some of your ex-students to whom we've had to re-teach stall recovery. Why wait until 60KIAS? Teach them to maintain balance and to control the attitude correctly when applying full power!
And that old wives' tale of full power at low speed causing a/c to roll onto their backs is a myth with certificated aircraft.