India has a lot of linguistic diversity. In this context, what is the most appropriate statement about multilingual classrooms at the primary level especially Class I and II?
1
The schools should admit only those students whose mother tongue is the same as the language of instruction
2
The teacher should respect all languages and encourage children to communicate in all of them
3
The teacher should ignore children who use their mother tongue in the class
4
Students should be penalized for using their mother tongue or local language