I don’t think you need to worry about it. Most teachers are pretty professional about it. As long as you are professional and courteous at what you say, you’re fine. You could just say, my kid would like to try other things and we are taking a break… It’s the easiest thing to say, and everyone knows what that really means when someone says that.

Besides, 2.5 years is not really that long enough such that a teacher would be butt hurt, especially when a student is only age 7. Many of the young kids aren’t really going to be interested moving forward anyway, so teachers already expect a turnover at this young of an age.

Also, the relationship between the student and teacher, in many cases is two way. My kid’s violin teacher has emphasized many times that he will let students go at age 12 if they aren’t performing at a certain level by then, and he doesn’t take any new students older than 12.

So again, it’s unlikely your teacher would be offended or upset about it, because even teachers know that not every student and teacher match up is always optimal. And teachers are also looking for students that match well too for the long term.

You could cancel the next couple of lessons and pay her for them anyway, like a severance. In these situations, a question I tend to ask is, “Does this money mean more to this person in their life than it means to me in my life?” The answer is a factor in coming to a decision I feel good about.

The answer is easy if you take it logically.
I’d like to help you in your struggle to be free.
There must be fifty ways to leave your teacher.

Slip out the back, Jack. Make a new plan, Stan. Don’t be coy, Roy, just listen to me.

Hop on the bus, Gus. You don’t need to discuss much – just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.

[quote=flyer]When our kids were growing up, we seemed to have teachers and tutors for everything imaginable, from music to sports, and everything in-between, and rarely was the transition from one teacher to the next a problem. My wife and I were raised in the same way, and were happy we had some experience with these situations when it came to our own children.

These endeavors do seem to create erudite individuals, even though, in the final analysis, they ultimately become hobbies for most.[/quote]

Pilot question: What’s the protocol for farting in the cockpit?

[quote=flyer]Wow. That’s a tough and exceptionally thoughtful question, and so appropriate for this thread. You’ve got me stumped, but, if I ever find the answer, I’ll be extraordinarily happy to share it with everyone.[/quote]

Well you never attempted to answer the OP’s question so I figured the thread had drifted.

Thousands of hours in the cockpit, and you’ve never farted? Nor did you ever contemplate the subject after spending all that time in an enclosed space with another person?

I always figured there must be some sort of protocol like, “hey, maybe you should wear your oxygen mask now…”