A student in your class has been told again and again from different sources that people from his social group typically perform poorly in academics. To reduce the impact of this stereotype and resultant stereotype threat, a teacher's initial step can be

Options

A. 1..ignoring such concerns
B. 2.organizing competition between students from different social groups
C. 3.suggesting the student to leave academics and join some other domain
D. 4.presenting stories and examples of role models from different social groups

Answer

D

Explanation

A teacher.s major objective i to provide good learning environment to the students. By presenting stories and examples of role models from different social groups, teacher can motivate a student to be like the role model. This would definetely help in improving academic performance rather than just accepting the resultant stereotype threat.