A more natural learning situation is established. Children work at their own pace.
Benefits come to the older children from the quality of leadership and responsibility they develop.
Young children are stimulated intellectually by older children. Children have a broader social experience with increased opportunities to lead and to follow, to collaborate and to make stable peer relationships. Teacher's role is changed to facilitator rather than the resource of knowledge. Produce cooperation Allow students to learn from each other through peer tutoring. Give students responsibility and independence in both learning and behavior.