What does 6-7 mean? The virus was banned from classrooms
Slang is driving this generation of teachers crazy.
Teachers across the country are banning the phrase “67,” a nonsense phrase that is often thrown around, especially when “six” and “seven” are mentioned together, with one person responding with “six” and others with “seven.” It is also available with a “bow” hand gesture.
According to Merriam Webster, the term comes from rapper Skrilla’s song “Dot Dot (6 7)”, which refers to the 6’7″ basketball player, made famous through viral videos and memes featuring NBA player LaMelo holding the ball.
However, teachers say the phrase has become a distraction that disrupts the classroom. Some teachers impose consequences on students who use the term, from class assignments to essays.
“I’ve been teaching for 20 years and I’ve dealt with all kinds of slang — nothing has made me madder than this,” Adria Laplander, a sixth-grade language arts teacher in Michigan, told Today.com.
Laplander was so enraged that he made a Tik Tok video explaining how he punishes students who say the word or make a hand gesture.
“We don’t say the word ’67’ anymore — if you do, you have to write an essay on the word ’67 … on what the word ’67’ means,” Laplander said. “If you do it again, another 67 word essay. After 5 times, if you continue to ’67’ in this class, your essay will be up to 670 words.”
Asking students to write essays is a mild consequence of restoring order in the classroom, Liplander said, though some still chant “67” outside her door to provoke a reaction. He says slang can help students connect — but not when it disrupts learning.
Other teachers have taken to the social media platform to share tips on how to prevent class 67 from spreading.
“Don’t count out loud in class … I attended and I said, ‘One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,'” Levy Hawk said in a video, adding that his class was “67.”
A bored math teacher, voiced by Miss Gimini on Tic Tac Toe, warns the students that saying “67” will make them lose 67 digital points awarded for good behavior.
“My goal with this is for you to develop some self-control,” he told his class in the video. “It’s getting a little funny.”
Monica Shufelt, a fourth-grade teacher in New Jersey, says the slang for “67” has become so common in her classroom that students scream when they hear six or seven.
“I’ll say, ‘It’s 1:16 in the afternoon, it’s class time, and someone says, ’67!'” Shufelt told Today.com.
To avoid confusion, he requires offenders to “not say ’67’ in class” — six times for a first offense, seven times for a second and 67 times for a third.
She also changed the term to “call and response” to get her students to pay attention, “6!” As they answer “7!”
This method was very effective, only two students wrote lines to ignore the ban.
“They thought I was joking, but once I got them to write for homework, they were like, ‘Oh, you’re serious!'” Shufelt said.
Shufelt said that as crazy as it is, he appreciates the inside jokes he’s created with his students and colleagues.
“A co-worker and I went to a bingo fundraiser and they called ‘G-67,'” Chafel said. “We looked at each other and said, ’67.’
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