The teaching profession requires a certain degree of patience. Particularly when students discover a new trend to latch on to and repeat at every given opportunity. The latest so-called “brainrot” phrase to flood the classroom: “6-7”.

If you don’t have any Gen Alphas in your life and have no idea what I’m talking about, count yourself lucky. Some teachers have taken to social media to share their exasperation with the trend that has recently overrun classrooms, with schools outright banning it in some instances.

“Say 6-7 one more time,” one teacher posted on TikTok, pretending to address a student in her class. “We’re gonna call your mom in about 6-7 minutes, let her know how you interrupt my class 6-7 times a day, and then maybe she’ll take your phone away for 6-7 days.”

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