Any piano teachers can offer beginner advice?

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DD 10 started playing the piano 6 months ago and was doing well. She is already grade 2 standard on the flute, so knows all the treble clef notes. Changed schools and teacher and the new teacher uses a different book with all the finger numbers above the notes. (Old teacher used a book with just a few key fingers marked) I personally think this is lazy piano teaching and it caused untold problems for me when I was learning the piano as I learned by finger number not by reading music….which only works for so long. Am I being unfair or is this how all/most piano teachers teach? Thank you.

Not a piano teacher but dd is learning and does not have marked notes. No expert but like you I’m surprised - I didn’t think this was good practice

dc is a bit more advanced now but only now with complex pieces adds finger notes together with a teacher.
at 8 month is she working towards grade 1? I would expect 'grounding points' (i.e. a sticker/mark for the right thumb) or notes if the finger position is outside the starting position.
speak to the teacher.

I am a piano teacher and agree with you… plus I would always continue with a book which has previously been started.
It might may be worth a question as to whether DD could continue with that book? What is the new book out of interest?

@ellesbellesxxx new book is Me and my piano complete (it’s a backwards step) previous book was John Thompson’s easiest piano course book 2

@ellesbellesxxx thank you for your advice.