Looping

Looping's a term
That is currently used
When a teacher and class
Are agreeably fused.

So the following year,
When the children move up,
The teacher remains with them.
Is this good? Yup...

If the teacher is great,
It's a pleasure for all.
She knows all their habits,
Deciphers their scrawl.

The students feel comfortable,
Nothing to fear.
The term can begin
With the classroom in gear.

Yet, the flip side exists
If a teacher is weak.
For those in her classroom
The outlook is bleak.

The verdict's not out yet,
But I'll have you know,
This "brand-new" idea
Did exist long ago.

I had Mrs. Heyman 
For grades 1 and 2
Way back in the 50's.
Inventive? Who knew?

So many ideas,
"Innovative," they claim,
Are just blasts from the past
With a newfangled name.