‘You just have to laugh’: five teachers on dealing with ‘six-seven’ in the classroom

Children across the UK have been shouting out ‘six-seven’ during lessons, so how are teachers reacting?

Across the UK, school pupils have been shouting out the words “six-seven” during lessons in the latest meme-based craze to sweep through classrooms.

While some teachers have chosen to stoically ignore the trend, others have embraced it. Five teachers explain how they’re coping.

Back in September, I had been talking to my year 11 tutor group about preparing for their GCSE exams in June. I can’t remember exactly what it was in reference to, but I said something like “ … if you’re working to grades six, seven …” and the whole class burst out laughing. It took me completely by surprise.

My first thought was that I’d made an allusion to something rude, or that they’d heard something in my accent that sounded funny. A bit exasperated – but genuinely curious and aware that they weren’t intending to be mean – I got them to explain. To be honest, the explanation they then gave didn’t make much difference – I still had no idea.