Interesting comment about being taught a powered approach for PPL.
For my PPL syllabus, I was taught to fly a close circuit, pull the power abeam the numbers, and apply flaps on base and aim for the numbers. Essentially a glide. My instructor(s) emphasised this to practice power off for the awful day when the front goes quiet
Only when doing IFR did the concept of powered or stabilised approach become more the norm. This was mainly for ME. If your single engine stops then your glide path will be a lot steeper than in a powered approach and the near fence gets a lot nearer (or further depending on how you view matters
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I try and treat every field as a short one and use as much flap as I feel happy with considering crosswind &c.
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