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Around the UK, students have been exclaiming the phrase ““67” during lessons in the latest meme-based phenomenon to spread through educational institutions.

Whereas some educators have decided to calmly disregard the phenomenon, different educators have incorporated it. Several educators explain how they’re coping.

‘I believed I’d made an inappropriate comment’

Earlier in September, I had been speaking with my secondary school students about preparing for their secondary school examinations in June. I can’t remember exactly what it was in relation to, but I said something like “ … if you’re targeting results six, seven …” and the whole class burst out laughing. It took me completely by surprise.

My initial reaction was that I’d made an allusion to an inappropriate topic, or that they detected something in my pronunciation that seemed humorous. Somewhat annoyed – but truly interested and aware that they weren’t trying to be malicious – I got them to clarify. Frankly speaking, the description they provided didn’t make greater understanding – I remained with minimal understanding.

What could have rendered it especially amusing was the considering movement I had executed while speaking. Subsequently I learned that this frequently goes with ““67”: I meant it to aid in demonstrating the action of me verbalizing thoughts.

To kill it off I attempt to mention it as often as I can. Nothing deflates a trend like this more effectively than an teacher trying to participate.

‘Feeding the trend creates a blaze’

Understanding it aids so that you can avoid just blundering into comments like “for example, there existed 6, 7 million people without work in Germany in 1933”. If the numerical sequence is unavoidable, maintaining a firm student discipline system and requirements on student conduct is advantageous, as you can sanction it as you would any different disturbance, but I rarely had to do that. Policies are one thing, but if learners embrace what the school is doing, they will remain better concentrated by the viral phenomena (especially in lesson time).

Regarding six-seven, I haven’t sacrificed any teaching periods, aside from an occasional raised eyebrow and commenting ““indeed, those are numerals, excellent”. When you provide attention to it, then it becomes an inferno. I handle it in the same way I would treat any different disturbance.

Earlier occurred the mathematical meme craze a while back, and certainly there will appear another craze after this. It’s what kids do. During my own youth, it was imitating comedy characters mimicry (honestly outside the learning space).

Children are spontaneous, and I think it’s an adult’s job to respond in a manner that guides them back to the direction that will enable them where they need to go, which, with luck, is completing their studies with certificates as opposed to a disciplinary record extensive for the employment of meaningless numerals.

‘They want to feel a part of a group’

Young learners employ it like a unifying phrase in the playground: a pupil shouts it and the other children answer to show they are the same group. It’s like a interactive chant or a stadium slogan – an common expression they use. In my view it has any specific importance to them; they merely recognize it’s a thing to say. No matter what the latest craze is, they desire to experience belonging to it.

It’s prohibited in my learning environment, though – it results in a caution if they shout it out – just like any additional shouting out is. It’s notably difficult in mathematics classes. But my students at year 5 are pre-teens, so they’re quite adherent to the regulations, while I understand that at teen education it could be a different matter.

I’ve been a educator for fifteen years, and such trends last for a few weeks. This phenomenon will fade away shortly – this consistently happens, notably once their little brothers and sisters start saying it and it stops being fashionable. Subsequently they will be on to the subsequent trend.

‘Sometimes joining the laughter is necessary’

I started noticing it in August, while educating in English language at a international school. It was mostly male students saying it. I instructed students from twelve to eighteen and it was prevalent with the junior students. I was unaware what it was at the time, but I’m 24 years old and I recognized it was simply an internet trend similar to when I was a student.

Such phenomena are continuously evolving. ““Skibidi” was a well-known trend back when I was at my educational institute, but it failed to appear as frequently in the learning environment. In contrast to ““sixseven”, “skibidi toilet” was never written on the chalkboard in lessons, so learners were less prepared to embrace it.

I typically overlook it, or sometimes I will laugh with them if I unintentionally utter it, striving to empathise with them and recognize that it’s merely youth culture. I think they merely seek to enjoy that sensation of community and camaraderie.

‘Playfully shouting it means I rarely hear it now’

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