For teachers who loop, summer months can be utilized with fun projects for the students, with those projects being the basis for future units the following year. That in itself makes quite a learning connection. The curriculum can also be more integrated and interrelated because teachers have a longer period of time to teach and be creative. Discipline is also altered for teachers who loop. This behavior can carry over to the playground, where much conflict usually occurs.
Parents also benefit from looping.
Parents feel more respected by teachers and therefore have more confidence towards teachers and administrators. Looping does have some downsides, but most of these can be positively addressed. The largest con to looping is when a teacher and a student do not seem to get along. To avoid a situation such as this, administrators must know the teachers they are assigning to the mulit-year practice. Teachers must invest that extra time to deal with personality clashes immediately through conferencing with the student and the parents.