Discussion
Read the following statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A) : Teachers should work hard to break down students' stereotypes of particular ethnic groups.
Reason (R) : A key educational objective is to enable students to engage in critical self-reflection.
Answer: D
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Teachers should actively challenge students' stereotypes about ethnic groups, because stereotypes lead to prejudice and exclusion in the classroom and beyond. The Reason gives the educational basis for this: a key aim of education is to help students reflect critically on their own beliefs and assumptions, and examining one's stereotypes is exactly that kind of self-reflection.
Since breaking down stereotypes is a direct application of developing critical self-reflection, the Reason explains the Assertion, which rules out the options that call either statement false or deny the link.
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