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Throughout the UK, school pupils have been shouting out the expression ““six-seven” during classes in the most recent meme-based craze to sweep across schools.

Although some teachers have chosen to calmly disregard the phenomenon, different educators have embraced it. Five educators share how they’re managing.

‘I thought I had said something rude’

Back in September, I had been addressing my secondary school tutor group about studying for their secondary school examinations in June. I don’t recall specifically what it was in reference to, but I said words similar to “ … if you’re targeting grades six, seven …” and the whole class started chuckling. It caught me totally off guard.

My immediate assumption was that I might have delivered an allusion to something rude, or that they detected something in my pronunciation that seemed humorous. A bit frustrated – but genuinely curious and mindful that they had no intention of being malicious – I asked them to explain. To be honest, the clarification they then gave didn’t make much difference – I remained with minimal understanding.

What could have caused it to be particularly humorous was the weighing-up motion I had executed while speaking. I have since discovered that this frequently goes with “six-seven”: I had intended it to help convey the action of me thinking aloud.

To end the trend I attempt to mention it as much as I can. No strategy diminishes a trend like this more emphatically than an adult attempting to participate.

‘Feeding the trend creates a blaze’

Understanding it aids so that you can prevent just blundering into remarks like “well, there were 6, 7 thousand jobless individuals in Germany in 1933”. If the number combination is unavoidable, having a firm student discipline system and expectations on learner demeanor is advantageous, as you can sanction it as you would any additional disturbance, but I rarely needed to implement that. Guidelines are important, but if learners buy into what the educational institution is implementing, they will remain more focused by the viral phenomena (especially in class periods).

Regarding sixseven, I haven’t sacrificed any teaching periods, other than for an infrequent eyebrow raise and commenting ““indeed, those are numerals, excellent”. Should you offer attention to it, then it becomes an inferno. I treat it in the same way I would manage any other disturbance.

Earlier occurred the nine plus ten equals twenty-one craze a previous period, and certainly there will appear another craze subsequently. That’s children’s behavior. When I was childhood, it was imitating Kevin and Perry impressions (honestly out of the classroom).

Young people are unforeseeable, and In my opinion it’s an adult’s job to behave in a way that guides them in the direction of the course that will enable them where they need to go, which, with luck, is graduating with qualifications as opposed to a conduct report a mile long for the employment of arbitrary digits.

‘They want to feel a part of a group’

Young learners employ it like a connecting expression in the playground: a pupil shouts it and the others respond to show they are the equivalent circle. It’s similar to a verbal exchange or a stadium slogan – an agreed language they share. I believe it has any distinct significance to them; they simply understand it’s a trend to say. Whatever the current trend is, they want to be included in it.

It’s banned in my classroom, however – it’s a warning if they exclaim it – identical to any additional verbal interruption is. It’s particularly difficult in numeracy instruction. But my class at primary level are pre-teens, so they’re fairly accepting of the guidelines, while I appreciate that at secondary [school] it might be a distinct scenario.

I have served as a educator for 15 years, and these phenomena continue for a few weeks. This craze will fade away shortly – this consistently happens, especially once their younger siblings start saying it and it’s no longer trendy. Then they’ll be focused on the next thing.

‘You just have to laugh with them’

I first detected it in August, while instructing in English at a foreign language school. It was mostly young men uttering it. I educated students from twelve to eighteen and it was prevalent with the junior students. I was unaware its meaning at the time, but as a young adult and I recognized it was merely a viral phenomenon comparable to when I was at school.

The crazes are constantly changing. ““Toilet meme” was a well-known trend at the time when I was at my teacher preparation program, but it failed to exist as much in the classroom. Unlike ““67”, “skibidi toilet” was not inscribed on the whiteboard in instruction, so learners were less equipped to embrace it.

I typically overlook it, or sometimes I will smile with the students if I inadvertently mention it, attempting to understand them and appreciate that it’s merely youth culture. In my opinion they merely seek to feel that sense of togetherness and friendship.

‘Playfully shouting it means I rarely hear it now’

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