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"6-7" Craze Sweeps Schools Nationwide, Baffling Teachers
18 Oct
Summary
- "6-7" is the latest nonsense phrase captivating Gen Alpha students
- Teachers struggle to control the disruptive "6-7" chanting in classrooms
- The meaningless slang has become a way for students to feel part of a group
As of October 18th, 2025, a peculiar phenomenon has taken over school halls across the country: the rise of the nonsense phrase "6-7." Pronounced "six-seveeeeen," this meaningless slang has become the latest obsession among Gen Alpha students.
Students have been shouting "6-7" in classrooms for no apparent reason, disrupting lessons and frustrating teachers. Gabe Dannenbring, a seventh-grade science teacher in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, describes it as a "plague" that has "taken over these kids' minds." Some teachers have even resorted to incorporating "6-7" into their lessons in a desperate attempt to control the situation.
Despite the lack of any clear origin or meaning, the phrase has become a way for students to feel part of a larger, "cooler" group. Linguist Taylor Jones explains that "language is a way for people to form community," and even a nonsensical term can serve as a unifying force among young people.
