Multi-year teaching in a Waldorf grade school allows teachers to take the time to make deep connections with students. Keeping the main lesson class teacher as a steady authority in a child鈥檚 life is beneficial to social and intellectual learning.
Research on teacher “looping,” as it is often called, shows that rich and deep student / teacher relations really matter in a world of academics. , six different studies done between 1997 and 2010 show, 鈥淧ositive teacher-student relationships 鈥� evidenced by teachers鈥� reports of low conflict, a high degree of closeness and support, and little dependency 鈥� have been shown to support students鈥� adjustment to school, contribute to their social skills, promote academic performance and foster students鈥� resiliency in academic performance.鈥�
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