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Teaching magic

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LastingLight · 04/08/2014 16:39

DD (12) has been interested in magic for more than 2 years now, learning tricks from books and YouTube. We recently enrolled her on a magic course and she has had 2 lessons. Today she came home from school with an advert she had designed, complete with parental permission slip. She is going to be giving magic lessons at R80 (around 4 pound 50) a lesson, on a Monday afternoon, at our house. While I applaud her initiative she really doesn't know enough yet to give lessons. How do I let her down gently?

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Floop · 07/08/2014 21:42

Could you rebrand it as group learning?

Ie, lets all get together and practice magic. Rather than I'm the teacher, you're the student.

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Floop · 07/08/2014 21:43

And dear god, don't let her charge!

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LastingLight · 08/08/2014 07:44

We definitely won't let her charge! DH has told her that since she already has extra-murals 4 days a week and is in trouble at school for not doing homework, she cannot add another activity.