And you recommend that early solo pilots maintain a minimum of 1,000 AGL.
Even in a cranky old Cessna, you still have time from that height to aim for a field, a quiet road, a group of friendly trees (plan to end up on the higher branches), a factory roof, a parking lot...
Gliders descend more slowly, so have more time to make a choice.
And where I fly gliders we are taught to start picking fields from 2,000' agl. 1,000' in a Cessna doesn't bear thinking about IMHO