...And learning to play is just that...learning. I've had students switch (both ways) after a few weeks or months. As a player, you are learning as much about yourself as you are about music and about your instrument. It is a process.

So true!

As a teacher, don't sweat it AT ALL. Play and teach your way. There is nothing you need do except purge "left hand" and "right hand" from your vocabulary. "Fingerboard hand" and "picking hand" work fine.   If you enjoy teaching him and if he enjoys you and the guitar, believe me, in a few weeks you won't even think about it.

Have fun, - George

George I didn't see this till now... thank you so much!