Pace, in general I agree with you. That said, in practicing a forced landing, particularly one made under highly variable conditions, I have no problem with an instructor demonstrating what's possible if one's initial asessment of the conditions is imperfect. And it goes without saying that I'd do whatever it took to make a safe landing in a real forced landing case, regardless of offending any purist sensibilities. As I pointed out in another thread, early Cessna manuals (for example) had nothing at all to say about forced landings, so relying solely on a POH reference for all circumstances leads to absurd inflexibility.
I do find K's description of LSA circuit ops odd, though. My own Sunday puddle-jumper these days is effectively an LSA and, in my location, winds are often strong and variable. With these little aircraft it's true that you don't want too much flap over the fence: the stall speeds with full flap are so low you welcome a tiny bit of extra speed to help controllability and reduced flaps to minimize buffeting. (This, mark you, from someone who makes a point of full or near-full flap landings in most GA SEPs except under extreme conditions).
Having said that, the principle is no different to other aircraft: since you know the strong winds will almost guarantee you'll have to cope with quite a bit of wind-shear (speed, direction or both), leave the flaps at a modest setting until you know how things are going to work out. Many LSAs are quite slippery and do require good speed control from late downwind onwards. In my case, I know I'll get a workable descent profile if I'm established on early base at 60kt with 15deg flap. The profile will be up and down a bit but controllable with attitude and power. If it's a bad day on Rottnest Is (for example), I'm more than happy to cross the fence at about 55 kt and land with the initial flap setting.
One aspect which is worth noting is that the flaps in the Sportstar and my P2002JF are relatively modest in effect, compared with the classic barn-door Cessna flaps. I would certainly be making that point to an LSA sudent: as in many other areas, knowledge of type-specific behaviour is essential.