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Assertion (A): A teacher should adopt a culturally-responsive pedagogy in his class giving primacy to children's socio-cultural contexts.Reason (R): Schools need to follow a structured uniform curriculum and individual differences should not be considered in the classroom.Choose the correct option.

A.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B.
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C.
(A) is true but (R) is false.
D.
Both (A) and (R) are false.

Solution:

Learning is primarily a social process and participation in the social life of the school is central to the learning process. Social participation is the main activity through which learning occurs. Participation in the social process begins early when parents interact with their children. Through these interactions, children acquire the behaviors that enable them to become effective members of society. In a socio-cultural classroom, a teacher should:Adopt a culturally-responsive pedagogy in her class giving primacy to children's socio-cultural contexts as it is based on the idea that every student brings unique cultural strengths to the classroom. Recognizing and nurturing those strengths not only encourages success but also promotes an open-minded, supportive environment that celebrates cultural differences.Consider the needs and interests of all the students individually, so that they can learn by their capabilities and capacities.Schools need to follow a flexible curriculum and individual differences should be considered in the classroom. Every individual differs from each other and has a different learning pace so, the curriculum should be organized and made flexible as per the needs and requirements of the individual.So by all these references, we can consider that (A) is true but (R) is false.?Important Points The characteristics of the socio-cultural classroom as-Knowledge is not fully known and fixed.The learner plays an active role in the personal creation of knowledge through experiences.Learning is a social process in which the learner constructs meaning that is influenced by the interaction of prior knowledge and new learning events.It acknowledges the uniqueness and complexity of the learner.

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