NCF 2005 asks teachers to treat children's talk as a:

1. NCF 2005 notes that talking in class has a negative value in our system. 2. A great deal of the teacher's energy goes into keeping children quiet. 3. If teachers see the child's talk as a resource rather than as a nuisance, the cycle of resistance and control can change. 4. It becomes a cycle of expression and response. **Why not the others:** Treating talk as a tool for discipline, a sign of weak discipline or a break from lessons misses that talk is a resource. _Source: NCERT, National Curriculum Framework 2005, section "3.1.4 Learning to Read and Write", PDF p. 59 (ncert.nic.in/pdf/nc-framework/nf2005-english.pdf)_