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Throughout the UK, students have been calling out the phrase ““six-seven” during lessons in the latest viral craze to take over schools.

Although some instructors have opted to patiently overlook the phenomenon, some have embraced it. Five instructors describe how they’re dealing.

‘My initial assumption was that I’d uttered something offensive’

Back in September, I had been addressing my year 11 class about getting ready for their secondary school examinations in June. I can’t remember specifically what it was in connection with, but I said words similar to “ … if you’re working to marks six, seven …” and the entire group started chuckling. It took me totally off guard.

My initial reaction was that I’d made an allusion to something rude, or that they detected a quality in my speech pattern that appeared amusing. Slightly frustrated – but truly interested and aware that they weren’t malicious – I got them to explain. To be honest, the explanation they offered failed to create much difference – I remained with no idea.

What could have made it especially amusing was the considering movement I had made while speaking. I have since learned that this frequently goes with “six-seven”: I meant it to assist in expressing the process of me speaking my mind.

With the aim of end the trend I attempt to bring it up as much as I can. No approach diminishes a trend like this more emphatically than an adult trying to get involved.

‘Providing attention fuels the fire’

Knowing about it aids so that you can avoid just accidentally making comments like “well, there were 6, 7 million people without work in Germany in 1933”. When the number combination is unavoidable, possessing a firm classroom conduct rules and standards on pupil behavior proves beneficial, as you can deal with it as you would any other disturbance, but I rarely needed to implement that. Guidelines are important, but if learners embrace what the learning environment is doing, they’ll be less distracted by the internet crazes (especially in class periods).

Regarding sixseven, I haven’t sacrificed any lesson time, except for an occasional quizzical look and saying ““correct, those are digits, good job”. When you provide focus on it, it evolves into a blaze. I handle it in the identical manner I would treat any additional disturbance.

Earlier occurred the 9 + 10 = 21 phenomenon a few years ago, and undoubtedly there will emerge another craze after this. This is typical youth activity. Back when I was growing up, it was doing comedy characters impersonations (admittedly away from the learning space).

Students are spontaneous, and In my opinion it falls to the teacher to respond in a way that steers them in the direction of the course that will get them to their educational goals, which, hopefully, is graduating with qualifications rather than a behaviour list a mile long for the employment of random numbers.

‘Children seek inclusion in social circles’

Students use it like a unifying phrase in the recreation area: a student calls it and the others respond to indicate they’re part of the identical community. It’s like a interactive chant or a sports cheer – an shared vocabulary they share. I believe it has any distinct importance to them; they merely recognize it’s a phenomenon to say. No matter what the latest craze is, they want to experience belonging to it.

It’s forbidden in my teaching space, nevertheless – it results in a caution if they exclaim it – similar to any other calling out is. It’s particularly tricky in numeracy instruction. But my students at year 5 are nine to 10-year-olds, so they’re fairly adherent to the regulations, although I appreciate that at secondary [school] it might be a different matter.

I’ve been a teacher for fifteen years, and such trends persist for three or four weeks. This craze will fade away shortly – this consistently happens, notably once their junior family members begin using it and it stops being trendy. Afterward they shall be engaged with the subsequent trend.

‘You just have to laugh with them’

I started noticing it in August, while teaching English at a language institute. It was mostly male students uttering it. I educated students from twelve to eighteen and it was common among the younger pupils. I didn’t understand what it was at the time, but being twenty-four and I realised it was simply an internet trend akin to when I was at school.

The crazes are continuously evolving. ““Toilet meme” was a well-known trend during the period when I was at my training school, but it failed to appear as frequently in the classroom. Differing from ““sixseven”, ““the skibidi trend” was not inscribed on the whiteboard in instruction, so pupils were less able to pick up on it.

I simply disregard it, or occasionally I will chuckle alongside them if I accidentally say it, trying to empathise with them and appreciate that it’s simply youth culture. I think they simply desire to enjoy that sensation of community and companionship.

‘Playfully shouting it means I rarely hear it now’

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