My daughter's kindergarten teacher will be staying with the class for first grade.
Most loops are a two-year cycle, although some are for three years or even more.
In Germany, where this practice has been around for many years, children stay with the same teacher from grades one through four. The major benefit of looping is to establish a long-term relationship between the teacher, children and parents. More schools are considering looping because they believe one of the most stable relationships in a child's life is with their classroom teacher. I have worked mainly with primary teachers who are looping, but I have encountered middle schools that have discovered that the same benefits apply for early teens. Inc. All rights reserved.