I enjoyed the post about the glider pilot vs the airbus pilot.
what the honorable poster didn't mention was that the glider pilot will occasionally land off the airport, rarely if ever flys on instruments or does instrument approaches, or actually gets people from A to B.
Engine power is not a ''crutch''. A normal plane couldn't take off without the help of the engine. Certainly once "UP" it can come "Down" without the use of engine power. A power off landing is only one of the tools in the toolbox of the pilot. All sorts of landings should be studied, including power off. But to teach landings, to the original poster, be sure to study power on landings too.
Some speak of "losing the donk". Well, if you lose it, point the nose down to maintain speed and land where you have PRE SELECTED in the case of loss of engine.
But these same people don't fly at the airports where you have to get in line for landing behind others. Or sidestep to another runway upon reasonable request by ATC. Taken to extreme, the power off crowd will be hard pressed to be precise in the other aspects of flying.
Engine failures in real life rarely happen at the exact point you are always practicing for. It comes as a surprise (usually). And you make do with what is available at that moment.
Even in jets, we practice all engine out landings, in the sim. The passengers really don't like being guinea pigs in the real plane.
So brave pilots, use all of your tools, but know how to use them all.