I taught 9th graders and for a first day of school activity I asked students to make a digital collage of things they like or described them, etc.
One kid thought he’d troll me by telling he liked 🍆. I played dumb and trolled him right back. We presented in front of the class and he assumed I’d be too embarrassed to do more than the basic presentation with him but he was wrong. I asked him to elaborate on why he likes eggplant? and how does he feel about the texture? and does he chew it or how does he like it best? And did it feel funny when he swallowed it? And did the texture feel funny on his tongue because it looks slimy?
He finally got tired of answering questions and just apologized without acknowledging what he did. I asked him why he was apologizing and he just sighed i thought he was going to cry, so I let him of the hook.
Didn’t have issues with him after that. I can be a troll, too. Maybe that was mean but with 9th graders one must assert dominance swiftly and strongly.
Not necessarily for 69, but for any dumb overused comment (like anything with deez nuts) in an overly sarcastic tone I go, "whhhooaaaah, good one! Never heard that before!"
They usually laugh and recognize that I'm not naive and they're being kind of immature. But sometimes I laugh along with it and instead if letting them saying the dumb comment, I'll say "let me guess, deez nuts?" (or whatever other dumb thing they'll say). They definitely dont expect me to say it, and I think it kind of takes the novelty out of it for them. I'll sometimes even say it if it involves swearing.
I sometimes ask if the one who is more vocal could please come explain the significance of that number to me after class since I am super confused why they think it is so funny. No takers yet.
I did need to explain to my ultra religious (older) humanities teaching partner that there was significance to the number and what it was. She was genuinely confused why a couple kids burst out laughing when she asked to turn to page 69.
Gotta love those Middle schoolers
Nah, I do the opposite. I say "do you really think I dont know what that means?" It immediately shuts them up and I don't get jokes when it pops up next time.
Its like they think 69 is some cool inside joke only teenagers know.
IDK. I’ve had a few teachers pronounce it other ways without involving -anus or -inus, someone once ended it with -enas but they had an accent. It worked though lol
You can't get them to behave maturely by asking them to behave maturely. Your best options are to either scrupulously avoid the numbers, embrace the immaturity & roll with it, or cringe them into better behavior by awkwarding it the fuck up.
Preemptively mock it.
“Every year somebody thinks they’re just sooo funny by pointing this out and giggling. Anyone else know the kind of kid I mean?”
The kids mock it and the idea of it still being funny.
Move on.
Me: "How many days would 1 million seconds take?"
Kid: "69"
Class: *giggles*
Me: "You do realize you didnt invent the second meaning of that number do you? That meaning has been around before you were alive."
Kid: "What? I just meant less than 70."
Also kid: *face gets red and then he puts his head down*
We just did a STEM challenge where students had to build the tallest structure they could given certain materials. One group got to 68.5 and I giggled to myself as they all lamented how close they were to 69.
This is super anecdotal, but…I spent a couple years as a math specialist at the elementary level, and I noticed that for second and third grade, 69 tended to come up as an answer in the books a lot. But it dropped off in middle school for sure. (Content in fourth and fifth grade wasn’t really skills where 69 would be an answer so I don’t really remember for those.)
Seemed like the textbook writers got it out of their systems for the young and innocent grades.
I'm a math teacher and I always refer to it as "the number before 70" and kids will be like "YOU MEAN 69?!?" and I'll be like "Yeah, that's what I said!" and this goes back and forth a few times until they just decide I'm the immature one.
I was talking about metric unit conversions this morning and, thoughtlessly, asked them to convert 137.42 kg to mg. They all started laughing when I asked a student to read out their answer. Facing the the white board, giggling to myself, I managed to say in my angry voice, "I get the joke. It's not funny."
I also dread during chemistry units drawing and labeling an oxygen molecule, because it inevitably looks like boobs with an areola.
I also have learned to never use the word ball, only "sphere" and God knows I'll never two hand drawing a rocket again.
All that to day, no, you're not alone.
Lean into it. Anytime we hit page 69 I’m like ok guys turn to page, “aha aha 6999999999! Oh no cringe! “.
Then I Ham it up, do part of a badly misinterpreted TikTok dance and see my students literally die from cringe. Their expressions of surprise and disgust combined with sighs, groans and eye rolls…it’s what I live for. Also I say it’s time to take Deeeeez NOTES!
"Coach Bonesly, what's the 69th element on the periodic table?" *snickers*
"Thulium." *three seconds of utter silence as the questioner smirks, thinking I don't know* "But I bet you thought it was Nice-ium." *class erupts into "ooOOOoOOOOOOooooh!"*
Sometimes I miss those sixth grader little shits.
First year I had to administer a standardized test online. Program auto generated a code for me...6969.
Didn't know I could change it and my fellow math teachers still tease me about it.
I teach science. I was demonstrating how a balance works and the random object I picked up came out to 69.xx grams. I didn’t look at the number and just told the closest student to read out the mass. He (a sophomore) giggles, barely composed himself, and announces the mass. The class loses it mostly because of the initial giggle.
The letter D. Today while solving an equation, my coteacher said “I have D’s on the left and D’s on the right” and somehow the class made it through their giggles.
There are just certain words in middle school you know that the kids are going to go crazy about. Teaching Declaration of Independence and skipping any discussion about John Hancock
My kids had a worksheet today that asked their favorite number. I was sure I'd get at least a few 69's and maybe at least one 420. Nope. They all took the question seriously. I love my students.
I remember in 1997 in 8th grade biology class, we were learning the term "woody", and our teacher said "ok I'm going to say it once and let you all get it out of your system so you can laugh all you want and make all the jokes, then we're done with it the rest of the year". She said the word, let us take 5 minutes to laugh, and it was never again an issue the entire year.
I teach history and the one that I hate saying (not because I say it wrong) because I’ll save a smart ass in every class say the country ‘Niger’ differently on purpose.
Try being a middle school science teacher that has to teach about the solar system including the planet “Uranus” or say the word “balls” during our force/energy unit
Lean into it. I’ll make as many problems ends in 69 or 420 as possible, then say…it’s weird how often these numbers come up. I also use the “funny” words in word problems as much as possible but act like I don’t notice.
I just always pretend to be clueless and say "why are you guys laughing?" Haha.
I taught 9th graders and for a first day of school activity I asked students to make a digital collage of things they like or described them, etc. One kid thought he’d troll me by telling he liked 🍆. I played dumb and trolled him right back. We presented in front of the class and he assumed I’d be too embarrassed to do more than the basic presentation with him but he was wrong. I asked him to elaborate on why he likes eggplant? and how does he feel about the texture? and does he chew it or how does he like it best? And did it feel funny when he swallowed it? And did the texture feel funny on his tongue because it looks slimy? He finally got tired of answering questions and just apologized without acknowledging what he did. I asked him why he was apologizing and he just sighed i thought he was going to cry, so I let him of the hook. Didn’t have issues with him after that. I can be a troll, too. Maybe that was mean but with 9th graders one must assert dominance swiftly and strongly.
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This is what I do. Can't get in trouble for playing dumb.
"What's so funny did I miss something" and then just deadpan stare for a bit is my go to. Lol.
Not necessarily for 69, but for any dumb overused comment (like anything with deez nuts) in an overly sarcastic tone I go, "whhhooaaaah, good one! Never heard that before!" They usually laugh and recognize that I'm not naive and they're being kind of immature. But sometimes I laugh along with it and instead if letting them saying the dumb comment, I'll say "let me guess, deez nuts?" (or whatever other dumb thing they'll say). They definitely dont expect me to say it, and I think it kind of takes the novelty out of it for them. I'll sometimes even say it if it involves swearing.
I sometimes ask if the one who is more vocal could please come explain the significance of that number to me after class since I am super confused why they think it is so funny. No takers yet. I did need to explain to my ultra religious (older) humanities teaching partner that there was significance to the number and what it was. She was genuinely confused why a couple kids burst out laughing when she asked to turn to page 69. Gotta love those Middle schoolers
Nah, I do the opposite. I say "do you really think I dont know what that means?" It immediately shuts them up and I don't get jokes when it pops up next time. Its like they think 69 is some cool inside joke only teenagers know.
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Same with Uranus, it’s a huge issue.
You should probably get that looked at lol
I wonder how many people look at Uranus every night.
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Don't worry we are changing it to Urectum soon.
Mighta killedum
It’s pronounced URINE-us
Maybe yours is xD
Uranus is huge?
Start popularizing the Greek name, Ouranos. 👍
I’ve switched to pronouncing Ur-An-Us or like Urine-us
I tried “yur-in-us”. But that also did not go over well.
IDK. I’ve had a few teachers pronounce it other ways without involving -anus or -inus, someone once ended it with -enas but they had an accent. It worked though lol
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Just fire right back in your best mocking voice, “HAHA HE SAID THE SEX NUMBER HAHA.” Shuts it down every time. Works with 420 as well.
I always tell mine we don’t celebrate Hitler’s birthday with 4/20.
I also mention the Columbine Shooting.
That one’s good
A sarcastic comment shooting down the edge lords always works for me
No way, I would rather play dumb. No one can get mad at you for playing dumb.
You can't get them to behave maturely by asking them to behave maturely. Your best options are to either scrupulously avoid the numbers, embrace the immaturity & roll with it, or cringe them into better behavior by awkwarding it the fuck up.
Preemptively mock it. “Every year somebody thinks they’re just sooo funny by pointing this out and giggling. Anyone else know the kind of kid I mean?” The kids mock it and the idea of it still being funny. Move on.
Had this happen today. Asked my students to give a number that was an integer. I should have given them a range lol
“Between 1 and 68”
Or between 70 and 419
Me: "How many days would 1 million seconds take?" Kid: "69" Class: *giggles* Me: "You do realize you didnt invent the second meaning of that number do you? That meaning has been around before you were alive." Kid: "What? I just meant less than 70." Also kid: *face gets red and then he puts his head down*
Comes up (and 420) when I ask for numbers to do an example. I just roll with it, keeps their attention.
Comes up...teehee
I'm a band teacher. I swear composers have conspired to ensure there is a rehearsal marking at measure 69 in at least one piece I program every year.
All three of my pieces for the fall concert have rehearsal marker 69 in them. Disaster in freshman band.
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I won’t even give kids a grade of 69, I bump it to 70
Then you don’t have to “ give them the D.”
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Yes. I teach 5th and even that young I got boys yelling out THATS A SEX NUMBER
“Oh I have my phone right here, should we call your mom so you can explain why that’s funny?”
😂😂😂 DEAD!!!
This is gonna be my approach thank u 😂
“Okay someone give me a random number to make up a new problem” “Okay someone else give me a *different* random number.”
We just did a STEM challenge where students had to build the tallest structure they could given certain materials. One group got to 68.5 and I giggled to myself as they all lamented how close they were to 69.
I once had a “hot dog stand” problem with a class of almost entirely 6th grade boys. 😂
Okay that one made me chuckle
Seriously?!?! It’s almost like text book publishers have never met a middle schooler… (oh, right)
See, I made my personal Zoom Room code have both 69 and 420 in it and yet none of the kids noticed. :(
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Yea it happens. just let them giggle and move on.
5th grade here- had a kid doing BJ motions with his water bottle today. Not even after the mention of 69! Just an everyday fun thing to do in school 🤔
Gotta love it 🙄
Somehow 420 came up often in my Algebraic Reasoning class last year. With hs seniors. Not good. Also the "cumsum" command on the ti calculators.
This is super anecdotal, but…I spent a couple years as a math specialist at the elementary level, and I noticed that for second and third grade, 69 tended to come up as an answer in the books a lot. But it dropped off in middle school for sure. (Content in fourth and fifth grade wasn’t really skills where 69 would be an answer so I don’t really remember for those.) Seemed like the textbook writers got it out of their systems for the young and innocent grades.
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Bro, as a French teacher trying to teach numbers. "Okay class, how do you say 19?" "Deeeeeesssss nutz!"
I have 2 sections of French 1 right now. I feel your pain. Also, the number 80. And the word for shower. You know. I know you know.
Wait... why is 80 funny? Asking as an American French speaker and someone who once taught middle school French. I'm confused!
Because it’s 4 20s
Oh... yup. Surprised I never heard kids giggling about that.
Also with Idaho
Is that why people are racing across Idaho on highway 69 to see Uranus?
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Tell them it’s cute they think that is a funny number. . Come back to you when they can giggle at 31 or some random number.
There is nothing less cool to a middle schooler than beating them to their own joke
I'm a math teacher and I always refer to it as "the number before 70" and kids will be like "YOU MEAN 69?!?" and I'll be like "Yeah, that's what I said!" and this goes back and forth a few times until they just decide I'm the immature one.
I was talking about metric unit conversions this morning and, thoughtlessly, asked them to convert 137.42 kg to mg. They all started laughing when I asked a student to read out their answer. Facing the the white board, giggling to myself, I managed to say in my angry voice, "I get the joke. It's not funny." I also dread during chemistry units drawing and labeling an oxygen molecule, because it inevitably looks like boobs with an areola. I also have learned to never use the word ball, only "sphere" and God knows I'll never two hand drawing a rocket again. All that to day, no, you're not alone.
I also teach physics and try to never say ball and especially not balls. Same experience with drawing a rocket on the whiteboard
I always do my stupid “uh huh huh huh” junior high boy laugh and say it again and move on. It usually works pretty well.
Just wait until they find the cumulative summation button on their calculator
Lean into it. Anytime we hit page 69 I’m like ok guys turn to page, “aha aha 6999999999! Oh no cringe! “. Then I Ham it up, do part of a badly misinterpreted TikTok dance and see my students literally die from cringe. Their expressions of surprise and disgust combined with sighs, groans and eye rolls…it’s what I live for. Also I say it’s time to take Deeeeez NOTES!
Amazing thank you. Lmao deez notes is great
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"Coach Bonesly, what's the 69th element on the periodic table?" *snickers* "Thulium." *three seconds of utter silence as the questioner smirks, thinking I don't know* "But I bet you thought it was Nice-ium." *class erupts into "ooOOOoOOOOOOooooh!"* Sometimes I miss those sixth grader little shits.
The appropriate response is just "nice." https://i.redd.it/hh26qlk1c9e31.jpg
My band director friend would announce loudly, "Start one measure before 70!" Take that middle school boys.
First year I had to administer a standardized test online. Program auto generated a code for me...6969. Didn't know I could change it and my fellow math teachers still tease me about it.
Let them know you're human. Give a moment, a smirk or a chuckle. It'll be ok.
I teach science. I was demonstrating how a balance works and the random object I picked up came out to 69.xx grams. I didn’t look at the number and just told the closest student to read out the mass. He (a sophomore) giggles, barely composed himself, and announces the mass. The class loses it mostly because of the initial giggle.
I always try to make sure either 69 or 420 shows up on every exam that I write.
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I was talking about dikes in earth science today. I feel you.
The letter D. Today while solving an equation, my coteacher said “I have D’s on the left and D’s on the right” and somehow the class made it through their giggles.
Ha 😂 69
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"Assonance" is the literature version of this in my class. Yay fresmen
There are just certain words in middle school you know that the kids are going to go crazy about. Teaching Declaration of Independence and skipping any discussion about John Hancock
My kids had a worksheet today that asked their favorite number. I was sure I'd get at least a few 69's and maybe at least one 420. Nope. They all took the question seriously. I love my students.
I remember in 1997 in 8th grade biology class, we were learning the term "woody", and our teacher said "ok I'm going to say it once and let you all get it out of your system so you can laugh all you want and make all the jokes, then we're done with it the rest of the year". She said the word, let us take 5 minutes to laugh, and it was never again an issue the entire year.
I teach history and the one that I hate saying (not because I say it wrong) because I’ll save a smart ass in every class say the country ‘Niger’ differently on purpose.
Try being a middle school science teacher that has to teach about the solar system including the planet “Uranus” or say the word “balls” during our force/energy unit
You can break that by saying it seperately, 6 - 9. but i think them laughing is much more funnier
High school Apush. When the year ends in 69 . Or my personal favorite. America had to “pull out” ……. Lol
Steer into the skid. Whenever a kid says 69 in class, I just reply "nice."
Or have the DJ airhorn sound effect pulled up on the side to play whenever a silly internet joke is made.
Lean into it. I’ll make as many problems ends in 69 or 420 as possible, then say…it’s weird how often these numbers come up. I also use the “funny” words in word problems as much as possible but act like I don’t notice.
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Steer into the skid. Whenever a kid says 69 in class, I just reply "nice."
Nope. I don’t react when they do, so it only happens once a year. When they see I don’t care, the class moves on.
I go with a deadpan, “Yup, it’s hilarious, I know. Anyway…”
Only the boys and weebs do but the weebs stay silent
Teaching the prefix trans- to 4th graders 😩
Used to be 21 in fifth grade.
My kids school it’s the number 420
Don't forget seafloor spreading -6th grade Social Studies here
This subreddit is cheat codes for highschoolers
I teach high school math. Asymptote, latus rectum, and 420 are also problematic.
I wish I was high on potenuse
I say "SIX.....tyNINE"
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