I was taught that either way is ok. The objective on short field is to accelerate to Vx as quickly as possible, which means getting off the ground as quickly as possible but keeping the angle of attack low enough to accelerate rapidly.
Two notches is the POH procedure (at least in Hershey...
As long as your daughter doesn't have any interest in learning science or going into a STEM field she should be fine. Is LU extremely evangelical protestant? Yes. Is it a well-run institution? Yes. It all depends on your priorities.
When I had maybe 6 or 7 hours and was just getting the hang of landings my instructor reached over and slapped one of those instrument covers on my ASI as I turned base. I've practiced this several more times since then and now it's a total non-issue. My CFI makes me practice a lot of...