OTOH, I was young, had good coordination, etc when I learned. Within two months of flying I was bored with my high wing trainer and had already progressed to a low wing semi-symetrical plane. With a buddy box I probably could have learned on the low wing, but buddy boxes were not so common way back then.

Now, having said that, I still suggest starting with a high wing and going to a low wing later. However, if the instructors in BVFlyer's area think he (or she, never can tell with some of these nicknames) is up to the challenge of learning with a low wing, and they are up to teaching with one, then more power to 'em.