Pros and Cons of Looping
In a previous article Valorie explained the technique of looping in the classroom. As a reminder, looping is when one teacher teaches consecutive grades with the same group of children. This is typically carried out with first, second, and third grades. As a student I never experienced looping. I did have the same teacher for both sixth and seventh grades. However it was simply the teacher was changing grade levels rather than looping. As a teacher, I have also not experienced looping. However, the school that I carried out my kindergarten practicum with practiced looping in the first, second, and … Continue reading