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Throughout the UK, learners have been calling out the phrase “sixseven” during lessons in the latest viral craze to take over classrooms.

Whereas some educators have opted to patiently overlook the trend, different educators have accepted it. Several instructors describe how they’re coping.

‘I believed I’d made an inappropriate comment’

Earlier in September, I had been addressing my year 11 tutor group about getting ready for their qualification tests in June. It escapes me specifically what it was in connection with, but I said something like “ … if you’re targeting results six, seven …” and the whole class erupted in laughter. It caught me entirely unexpectedly.

My immediate assumption was that I might have delivered an hint at something rude, or that they detected a quality in my accent that sounded funny. A bit frustrated – but truly interested and aware that they weren’t trying to be hurtful – I persuaded them to explain. Frankly speaking, the clarification they offered didn’t make greater understanding – I still had little comprehension.

What could have caused it to be extra funny was the considering motion I had made while speaking. I have since found out that this often accompanies “six-seven”: I had intended it to aid in demonstrating the act of me verbalizing thoughts.

With the aim of eliminate it I attempt to mention it as often as I can. No approach diminishes a phenomenon like this more thoroughly than an teacher trying to get involved.

‘Feeding the trend creates a blaze’

Being aware of it helps so that you can prevent just unintentionally stating statements like “for example, there existed 6, 7 million people without work in Germany in 1933”. In cases where the number combination is unpreventable, having a rock-solid student discipline system and standards on pupil behavior proves beneficial, as you can sanction it as you would any other interruption, but I’ve not really had to do that. Rules are necessary, but if pupils embrace what the learning environment is practicing, they will become more focused by the viral phenomena (particularly in instructional hours).

Regarding six-seven, I haven’t wasted any teaching periods, other than for an occasional raised eyebrow and stating “yes, that’s a number, well done”. If you give oxygen to it, it transforms into a wildfire. I handle it in the identical manner I would manage any other disturbance.

There was the 9 + 10 = 21 craze a few years ago, and certainly there will appear another craze after this. It’s what kids do. During my own youth, it was performing Kevin and Perry impressions (admittedly away from the school environment).

Children are unforeseeable, and I believe it’s an adult’s job to behave in a approach that guides them toward the course that will enable them toward their academic objectives, which, hopefully, is coming out with qualifications rather than a behaviour list lengthy for the use of meaningless numerals.

‘Children seek inclusion in social circles’

The children utilize it like a connecting expression in the playground: a pupil shouts it and the other children answer to show they are the equivalent circle. It’s like a call-and-response or a sports cheer – an common expression they possess. In my view it has any distinct importance to them; they merely recognize it’s a phenomenon to say. Whatever the newest phenomenon is, they desire to be included in it.

It’s forbidden in my teaching space, however – it results in a caution if they shout it out – identical to any different calling out is. It’s particularly tricky in maths lessons. But my class at primary level are pre-teens, so they’re fairly compliant with the regulations, although I appreciate that at teen education it may be a separate situation.

I have served as a instructor for fifteen years, and these crazes persist for a few weeks. This craze will fade away soon – they always do, notably once their junior family members begin using it and it’s no longer cool. Then they’ll be focused on the next thing.

‘Sometimes joining the laughter is necessary’

I first detected it in August, while instructing in English at a foreign language school. It was mostly male students repeating it. I taught students from twelve to eighteen and it was widespread within the junior students. I didn’t understand what it was at the time, but as a young adult and I understood it was just a meme similar to when I attended classes.

These trends are continuously evolving. ““Skibidi” was a well-known trend during the period when I was at my teacher preparation program, but it didn’t really exist as much in the learning environment. Differing from “six-seven”, “skibidi toilet” was not scribbled on the whiteboard in instruction, so students were less able to embrace it.

I typically overlook it, or occasionally I will laugh with them if I inadvertently mention it, trying to understand them and recognize that it’s merely contemporary trends. I believe they simply desire to feel that sense of community and camaraderie.

‘Playfully shouting it means I rarely hear it now’

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