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Around the UK, learners have been calling out the expression ““six-seven” during lessons in the most recent meme-based trend to sweep across schools.

While some teachers have opted to calmly disregard the trend, some have incorporated it. Several instructors describe how they’re dealing.

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

Earlier in September, I had been talking to my secondary school tutor group about studying for their qualification tests in June. It escapes me exactly what it was in connection with, but I said something like “ … if you’re aiming for marks six, seven …” and the whole class burst out laughing. It took me completely by surprise.

My initial reaction was that I might have delivered an reference to an offensive subject, or that they perceived something in my accent that appeared amusing. Somewhat exasperated – but honestly intrigued and conscious that they had no intention of being mean – I got them to elaborate. Frankly speaking, the explanation they then gave failed to create much difference – I continued to have minimal understanding.

What possibly made it particularly humorous was the evaluating motion I had made while speaking. I later discovered that this typically pairs with ““67”: My purpose was it to aid in demonstrating the process of me speaking my mind.

To end the trend I try to bring it up as often as I can. No strategy deflates a trend like this more thoroughly than an grown-up trying to participate.

‘If you give oxygen to it, then it becomes an inferno’

Knowing about it assists so that you can prevent just blundering into statements like “indeed, there were 6, 7 million people without work in Germany in 1933”. When the numerical sequence is inevitable, having a firm school behaviour policy and requirements on pupil behavior really helps, as you can sanction it as you would any other disruption, but I haven’t actually been required to take that action. Policies are important, but if students accept what the educational institution is implementing, they’ll be better concentrated by the viral phenomena (at least in instructional hours).

Concerning 67, I haven’t wasted any teaching periods, aside from an periodic eyebrow raise and commenting ““correct, those are digits, good job”. When you provide attention to it, then it becomes a blaze. I handle it in the identical manner I would manage any additional interruption.

There was the 9 + 10 = 21 craze a while back, and certainly there will appear a different trend following this. That’s children’s behavior. Back when I was childhood, it was performing television personalities impersonations (truthfully away from the school environment).

Young people are unforeseeable, and I believe it’s an adult’s job to behave in a way that guides them in the direction of the direction that will get them where they need to go, which, hopefully, is graduating with qualifications instead of a behaviour list lengthy for the employment of arbitrary digits.

‘They want to feel a part of a group’

Young learners utilize it like a unifying phrase in the recreation area: one says it and the others respond to demonstrate they belong to the equivalent circle. It’s similar to a call-and-response or a stadium slogan – an common expression they use. I believe it has any specific significance to them; they simply understand it’s a phenomenon to say. Whatever the newest phenomenon is, they desire to experience belonging to it.

It’s forbidden in my classroom, nevertheless – it’s a warning if they call it out – similar to any other shouting out is. It’s particularly difficult in mathematics classes. But my class at primary level are pre-teens, so they’re quite accepting of the regulations, whereas I appreciate that at secondary [school] it might be a separate situation.

I have served as a instructor for 15 years, and such trends persist for a few weeks. This trend will diminish shortly – this consistently happens, notably once their junior family members start saying it and it ceases to be cool. Then they’ll be on to the subsequent trend.

‘Sometimes joining the laughter is necessary’

I began observing it in August, while instructing in English at a foreign language school. It was primarily male students saying it. I educated teenagers and it was prevalent among the younger pupils. I had no idea what it was at the time, but I’m 24 years old and I understood it was just a meme similar to when I attended classes.

Such phenomena are constantly changing. ““Toilet meme” was a well-known trend at the time when I was at my teacher preparation program, but it didn’t really exist as much in the learning environment. Unlike ““sixseven”, ““that particular meme” was not inscribed on the board in class, so learners were less able to embrace it.

I typically overlook it, or occasionally I will laugh with them if I unintentionally utter it, trying to relate to them and recognize that it’s merely youth culture. I think they just want to feel that sense of community and companionship.

‘Humorous repetition has reduced its frequency’

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