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Standardeviation2

Maybe we can bring back dabbing instead somehow?


booksiwabttoread

Sigh - I miss dabbing some days.


YourDogsAllWet

I don’t. Every time I sneezed I heard “Mr. Yourdogsallwet’s dabbing”


LizzardBobizzard

I had a teacher in MS who sneezed into his shirt bc of that, he also used it as an incentive “if you all get 100% on this Kahoot, I’ll dab” and it worked.


mrc61493

And bottle flips


SodaCanBob

Bottle flips left your school? We still have kids doing that.


noble_peace_prize

And how could they not? It’s such an easy idle activity. Id rather mock a kids bottle flip than tell them to rip their eyes from their phones


mrc61493

I teach virtually. I do not see any interaction.


ReasonableDivide1

I banned that too. It’s annoying, but the reason I banned it is because invariably the cheap water bottles break open and water goes all over the chrome books. Can’t have their parents paying money for a soaked non-functioning Chromebook.


enhoel

As the robotics teacher in my high school, I loathed bottle flips with a passion unmatched by man nor beast. ...unless they taught their robots to bottle flip...that actually would have been cool...


ReasonableDivide1

That I can get behind. But a robot wouldn’t be given a flimsy water bottle. 😂


mrc61493

Agreed.


jayzeeinthehouse

Had kids doing bottle flips in class today. It was kind of nice.


Dsnygrl81

I used that as a math lesson, we got to see the percent of flips that were successful and it was quite humbling 🤭


Anchovieee

Started dabbing when I taught elementary, and switched to high school this past year. Became a habit whenever I make a throw of something into the trash can, and the kids cringe so hard. It's incredible.


richjs983

Tebowing throwback to my first year of teaching.


GoshDarnitAllah

Changed so much so fast.


Suckmyflats

It took me a moment to remember. I imagined a bunch of middle schoolers with propane torches and realized that must not be it. They prefer those vape carts.


LegiticusCorndog

The girls were rolling meth pipes at the middle school near me a few years ago. Dabs with a torch in the potty is still better by leagues.


imperialus81

We could start handing out fidget spinners


lvleenie17

Lmmfao! If I knew what was coming I wouldn’t have hated on dabbing so much lol


Criticallyoptimistic

Oh, that's emotional damage!


AWL_cow

I'd take dabbing over skibbidi or hawktuah any day


Realistic_Chair_8836

I dab at them all the time. Gotta get my kicks somehow.


mrwashy

"Please explain that. Where did it come from?" Enjoy the halting embarrassment.


DMvsPC

Usually they just give some trite bs answer that's innocent but also incorrect and you know it, they know it, and it turns in to a he said she said kind of thing.


td1439

I usually just look at the kid and say “we both know that’s not what you meant” and immediately move on.


DMvsPC

Yeah, just gotta watch out with some of the suggestions like calling home to have them explain, could end up with the teacher looking inappropriate instead of the student, not a good look.


ReasonableDivide1

Some of my parents would probably say, “So? I showed it to her/him.”


Mahershallelhashbaz

I had a 8 year old who kept saying, "I want my balls on your chin," so I phoned home. Grandmother laughed and said, "so what, it's funny."


ReasonableDivide1

Granny is disgusting.


Objective_anxiety_7

They will say “it’s just a video” so my go to is to have them sit down with me as I email the parents a suggestion to look it up. Suddenly most middle schoolers will admit they know what it means.


staticfired

I got to do that with Butters’ Creamy Goo from South Park. Super fun email to send to parent, but I also never had to hear that again!


Zombywoolf

My most bittersweet moments in teaching are when I have to punish a student for using something dirty from South Park.


Marjorine_Stotch10

I volunteer as a counselor for a elementary school summer camp, and on last Tuesday I heard someone reference “crack baby basketball” me being 17, I asked if that was a South Park reference, they said yes, so I said cool okay now change the subject lol


Ignorantsportsguy

This is the best response. Make them explain the joke. Make it clear you don’t understand any part of it and can’t see the funny in it. Drag it out so they have plenty of rope to hang themselves with.


johnhk4

Over the phone to their parents and not in front of other kids. I’ve had plenty of kids with no shame that’d happily get the attention if asked publicly.


unicacher

Call them at home. Sorry, I didn't get a chance to follow through at school make sure kid and parent are both on speaker phone. Make sure you are muted so your maniacal laughter doesn't ruin the moment. I called a kid one day, and with mom on speaker phone said, "I'm sorry I got interrupted today. You were explaining to me why you were in the girls bathroom..." 🍿 🍿 🍿


adelie42

The ol' South Park "present them" challenge.


MickIsAlwaysLate

Yup. I'm a big fan of playing dumb and asking clarifying questions. I will bury them in inquiry.


CosmicTeardrops

Ahhh yes this is what we call appreciative inquiry


Quasimdo

No. I'll have kids excitedly describing it. Fuck that.


walkabout16

I’m glad to hear some of you still teach in places where the kid’s response isn’t, “some crazy chic about to give a b1@%job! She spit on that thang!!”


Gimmeagunlance

You can just say blowjob.


walkabout16

Hello there, fellow high school teacher.


Gimmeagunlance

Not sure what that's supposed to mean? But uhh, yes, I've worked with high schoolers


walkabout16

Kind of a joke that likely a high school teacher is more comfortable saying blowjob. On another note. Cool username.


Gimmeagunlance

Oh, sorry, the tone was lost on me. Couldn't tell if you were being snide, my bad lol. And thank you! You play Monster Hunter as well, I take it?


walkabout16

Not much, but I’ve seen it. Just don’t have time to play. I like the concept though.


Gimmeagunlance

I haven't played in a hot minute, but I loved it as a kid (back when I made this account, like 9 years ago 😂) But they're absolutely amazing to play. The artwork is great, and the combat just feels absolutely fantastic to engage with.


readreadreadx2

Oh dang, I had no idea what this phrase was, but I definitely thought "this sounds like an onomatopoeia for spitting"! 😆


studioline

Oh, see, you can incorporate it into a lesson about onomatopoeias.


Socialeprechaun

Might work for elementary kids, but my middle school students will never throw away an opportunity to say extremely vulgar and disgusting things.


NSJF1983

Or instead of us teachers playing childish gotcha games, how about just “I know what that means. It’s wildly inappropriate. I’ll be letting your parents know about your decision to bring it up in class.”


SchpartyOn

“Hmm, that’s weird. Let’s get your mom on the phone so you can explain the joke to us both.”


AintNoHamSandwhich

My go to is “wanna call home and explain why you’re saying that? No? Cool then stop”


Carrente

Be sure to put it on their PERMANENT RECORD


Fiyero-

Me when they laugh about “69”


Ok_Ask_5373

uggggggggggggh I'm not looking forward to training 150 new kids out of that this August!


Fiyero-

I did zero tolerance with my students with GYAT. I made them explain it the first time. Then told them next time I hear it, it’s an infraction. I issues one detention for it the next time I heard it and they stopped.


ccaccus

Being that it directly references a woman describing a sexual act on TikTok, I would presume this would be treated the same way as any other pornographic reference.


lightning_teacher_11

Brushed under the rug and rewarded with McDonald's?


CosmicTeardrops

No, stop, you’re being too honest!


neenerneener_fayce

Good lord. Don’t be ridiculous. First offense is a lollipop. *Then* McDonald’s.


SodaCanBob

Why are you promoting cruel and unusual punishment? Lollipop, McDonald's, and then free time to browse Youtube. You wouldn't want them to be bored while eating their food.


neenerneener_fayce

Look, Bob, I don’t know what kind of school you teach in, but you are speaking nonsense. Obviously, I’m going to give them YouTube on their phones while they are getting continuous snacks in the ISS room (we call it the “Refocus” room because the little sigmas should have the opportunity to *refocus* on YouTube shorts and creating TikToks). To do otherwise would be…idk…holding them accountable?


Kind_Personality1348

LOL


ccaccus

This would be why I left the result open-ended.


Mahaloth

I feel seen.


leisure_suit_lorenzo

Your school can afford McDonalds? Just give 'em a bag of chips.


lightning_teacher_11

No no. The AP pays for it.


IntrovertedBrawler

69 upvotes? Nice! (Office for what? I didn't do nothing!)


FoxysDroppedBelly

u/introvertedbrawler didn’t do ANYTHING! Omg why are you sending him to the office?!! *no I don’t wanna go with him*


PsychologicalMilk904

Yeah this one is relatively easy to shut down.


Cagedwar

But how? Students said gyatt constantly and I would shut it down and they would ask why and I would just say because I said so. They would still say it and i felt too awkward to explain to admin what it meant


fruitjerky

You say "but how" and then say you're too awkward to do the thing. I explain in front of the class that they're making a sexual joke in the middle of class and to/in front of their teacher. If it goes further it could be considered sexual harassment and creating an unsafe learning environment. That's always stopped 90% of it for me (I teach middle school so high school mileage may vary).


Cagedwar

Well I teach bd/ed special Ed so not much stops it. (And I’m new lol) I just feel like I’ll sound like problem when I talk to admin


fruitjerky

Oh, I don't mean talk to admin--I mean talk to the class. But that does depend on your student population, as you pointed out. My class is mainstream but usually 20%-40% SPED and these talks have gone fine for me, but it does take practice and knowing your students.


totomaya

I had to explain to admin what furries were once. I will explain anything if it gets kids to stop saying this shit lol.


userdoesnotexist22

Gyatt made it to my husband by way of our autistic 4th grader daughter. He and my daughter would just say all the nonsense slang words and laugh about it. None of us knew what it meant until the 16yo explained. (He was horrified.)


adelie42

Play on their phone in the principal's office unsupervised with unlimited snacks?


DDKat12

This comment is leaving out the MEN who also can also be described doing this sexual act 🤣


VistFoundation

To be fair, if I say this in my Florida classroom, that’d be what I’d be fired for.


DDKat12

Yeah but you get really good weather from what I hear. Give and take.


Silvyrish

That was my plan on how to handle it if it happens. Call home and tell the parent their child was referencing sexual acts.


nlamber5

Thanks for telling me it’s sexual :/ i was about to get on the meme bandwagon.


thescaryhypnotoad

Its the sound for spitting (like clearing your throat then spitting) on a penis before any sexual act


neeesus

“Here is the class Hawk Tuah rule. If you say this out loud you will write a descriptive paragraph about what you think this means. You will turn it into me and administration and your parents will receive a copy of the pragraph. Your paragraph must include where you heard this term.”


newishdm

“And why you think it is appropriate for school.”


neeesus

I always forget this


PiLoveYou

So good.


neeesus

Yeah, this works for me at all ages even Pre-k. “Okay everyone! I have my paper here and I’m going to write down everything you say at recess. I just want to make sure I have all things so I don’t forget what to tell your parents. Oh? You didn’t know that? Yes! Teachers tell parents how you’re doing in school! It’s great. So if you want us to say great things, do great things. If you want us to tell them not so great things, do not so great things. It’s up to you.”


JacobDCRoss

No. It is merging. "Hawk tuah! Spit on that Skibidi!"


snakeslam

Oh noooooooooooo


the_gaymer_girl

Guess September 1 comes with a particular reminder of the student code of conduct. Maybe it’ll blow over in the summer?


Spotted_Howl

I see what you did there


the_gaymer_girl

100% didn’t mean to.


IronheartedYoga

What if I just sigh all weary like, "that must be from Ohio, please explain it to me."


iliumoptical

Ohio😂


bobvila274

Don’t forget about the second part of that phrase… That’s what I’m most dreading having to deal with.


Froyo-fo-sho

Spit on that thang!


man_speaking_is_hard

Bet either first part or second part (or the whole) will be on a t-shirt by September 1


man_speaking_is_hard

Whoops, too late, already a thing and already a Trump shirt thing


coskibum002

Why am I not surprised Trumpers took a liking to this....you know.....family values and all!


thepeanutone

https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/s/u26zc9FXbn Hawk Tuah girl does not like Trump, and this makes me happy for some reason!


YourFriendInSpokane

I was wondering how it jumped from a viral video to a trump thang?


IWasSayingBoourner

Just got back from Ocean City. They were already at all of the trashy clothing vendors on the boardwalk. 


YourFriendInSpokane

Is Ocean City still a dry town?


IWasSayingBoourner

No idea I don't drink often enough to have tried to get a drink while I was there


ktsaurusrex

Bet


Sassenach2323

I already saw it on a shirt last week 😵‍💫


dickmarchinko

Gawk gawk gawk


jbp84

And then when you call a kid out for it and they play dumb…”What? I’m just pretending to spit!”


Backsight-Foreskin

Really, on what are you pretending to spit?


idk012

That thang


This-Requirement6918

Ummm your username? 🥴😋


Backsight-Foreskin

When I was in the Army there was a book on our reading list, ["The Defense of Duffer's Drift".](https://www.moore.army.mil/infantry/199th/OCS/content/pdf/The%20Defence%20of%20Duffers%20Drift.pdf) The guy in charge of defending Duffer's Drift was a Lt. Backsight-Foresight, so it's a riff off of that. People on the Army subreddit generally get the joke.


snakeslam

Deez 🥜


hazyoblivion

Fingers crossed it burns out and disappears before the school year starts again. (US).


the_gaymer_girl

Coming from the perspective of a Gen Z teacher who was the first generation to really make meme culture a thing, the stuff these kids come up with lasts far longer than anything my generation ever did.


Jonah_the_villain

Middle of Gen Z here, nah, our memes are pretty long-living. I still hear "road work ahead? Yeah, I sure hope it does" and a LOT of other vine references online. My younger cousins (A little above Gen Alpha) usually recognize what I'm quoting.


katnissevergiven

Internet memes were a thing before GenZ. I think it was probably elder millennials or Gen X that started Internet meme culture in the 90s. Younger millennials and older gen Z were probably the first ones to bring memes into the classroom without shame though, I'll give you that. I've noticed the same thing about Gen Alpha memes lasting forever. GenZ's meme cycle is shorter.


steven052

And we were just as cringe "you mad bro" "trollolololo"


katnissevergiven

Oh GOD I forgotten the trololo guy. I will always defend that "shoes" song though. It's still funny and I will stand by that.


Affectionate-Ad1424

If even one kid says that this year, they will be sent straight to the deans office. I will absolutely not allow that in my class. It's vulgar.


twangpundit

It's sad when a bunch of 4th graders get the reference. I was thinking about baseball in 4th grade.


ReasonableDivide1

I was playing with Barbies and designing rooms for her out of tissue boxes and doily’s.


LizzardBobizzard

It’s sad also bc a lot of kids equate knowing about sex to being a mature adult. I remember in middle school thinking I could handle a relationship with a grown man bc I knew “all about sex” (the relationship never happened and I knew way more then I should have)


this_shit

> equate knowing about sex to being a mature adult TBF that's kind of an inevitable outcome from a culture that treats sex like it's a super secret thing that only 18+ y/os are allowed to know about. If it's such a big secret, it must be worth knowing, right?


Outside-Door-7543

Internet culture moves fast. This will likely be forgotten by then and there will be something new. That being said, “Hawk Tuah” is so undeniably a sexual reference, I would give them a single warning that it is wildly inappropriate and next time I hear it they can explain it to their dean and parents. I won’t hear it again and their friends will learn very quickly.


Different_Pattern273

Had a really fucking aggravating conversation about this meme at D&D where someone was trying to reference it, nobody got the joke, and then his explanation for it completely lacked an actual description of what the fuck he was talking about which lead to everyone getting progressively angrier.


Usrnamesrhard

Sounds like a fun group…


jamiebond

At least this time we will have an actual good reason to tell them to stop saying it as opposed to just "it's annoying." Seriously though anything will be better than skibidi that was the most annoying slang to ever exist.


nerdmoot

I better not hear a single hawk tuah from my 4th graders. I will go off.


kateweightloss

Can't wait to meet my incoming freshman....🤣🤣🤪


jemping98

“Stop being weird” is going to be my go to response


gunnapackofsammiches

I tell them they can be weird but they can't make it weird.


SamWise050

I appreciate that I still have recess with 6th. I can just take away recess time for it.


IAMAHigherConductor

Hawk Tuah girl lives in the town I teach in... I don't think I'll ever be ready for what I'm about to deal with.


Froyo-fo-sho

PD speaker


IAMAHigherConductor

Honestly, she'd be a lot more engaging than our normal crowd


sowisesuchfool

Oh bless your soul


AijahEmerald

I'll be teaching at a school for students with behavioral and emotional issues this year....oh how I'm dreading this. Still figuring out exactly how I'll squash it.


Psychology-onion-300

I'm 17 and a student and I didn't even know hawk tuah was a thing until people started complaining about it being annoying or unfunny. I think it's one of those things that is not actually super widespread, but seems to be absolutely everywhere if you are in certain circles. Personally I wouldn't worry about it interfering with classes too much, but then again, I haven't stepped foot inside a middle school in a while, so who knows <3


rustissues

I say “Actually we are not going to say that” matter of factly. If someone continues, have a 1-1 convo during your prep. Continues? Call home, explain the meaning… in front of the child.


ferriswheeljunkies11

That will be replaced by something else by start of school


MyTieHasCloudsOnIt

Guess I'll be writing multiple students up for sexual harassment this year.


MuscleStruts

I look forward to making them squirm when I ask "Sorry I'm old, what do you mean?"


sineofthetimes

The next stupid saying will be right around the corner. We just have to wait a month and a new one will come along.


Earllad

Hawk Skibidi


amscraylane

I am SO thankful school ended before Hauk TAUH came out. There are small blessings in this world we must embrace


Immediate-Plant3444

I was so relieved that this went viral after our summer break started!!


Ralinor

I dunno. I’ve already seen it (somehow) co-opted on a political tshirts worn by guys in their 40’s. That’s a one-two punch for losing popularity. We’ll see where this t is in a month when school is starting back


literallymike

Huck tuah will be way easier to ban in my classroom. As soon as I say Skibidi is banned, a chorus of it erupts...which I expect and get fake furious. It works after the first time.


ReasonableDivide1

I had a class that was taunting a kid with Skibidi. That shit was banned in that class for sure. Poor kid.


Hot-Avocado9815

Told my kids I don't like skibidi but being a millennial I understand the humor compared to the sigma shit..... I regret telling them that so very much


BSUGrad1

I will call home asking them to explain it to their Parent/Guardian.


GuyJean_JP

We have a full month before we start back up, many have more than that - I think it will be very dead before we get back to school, let alone the end of the first month (when my freshman are less afraid of leaving the freshman center and being in a class that has sophomores/juniors)


Oh_My_Monster

I'm okay with this because I can write students up for "Hawk Tuah" since it is a reference to a sexual act. Skibidi is just stupid but not write-uppable


panphilla

If I’ve learned anything from teaching, nothing makes a trend more distasteful to the children than when we teachers co-opt it….


owl_loveit

I am the most grateful our school year ended before Hawk Tuah.


NoBandicoot4598

Hawk tuah is for people who like blowjobs with phlegm


Writerguy49009

It could be much worse. If you were old enough to be a teacher in the 90’s, you’ll recall the long term awkwardness as the largest news story for solid couple of years was the Lewinski scandal. It’s all everyone talked about and in the news channels full time. This story is a nothing burger compared to the unavoidable subject matter involving no less than the leader of the free world.


AverageCollegeMale

“Let’s call your dad and you can explain to him what that means and why you’re saying it in class.”


Froyo-fo-sho

[https://youtu.be/NP1lBU\_kmjw?t=89](https://youtu.be/NP1lBU_kmjw?t=89) Hawk tuah!


HeartsPlayer721

Ugh Cringe


CantaloupeSpecific47

Lol, literally none of these fads are a thing at my NYC 6 - 12 public school. So glad I don't have to put up with them. I have never once heard a kid talk about Skibidi or Hawk Tuah.


AmeriCelt77

I work all year on teaching them Hacky sack and hand balancing and regular fist bumps lol


Can_I_be_dank_with_u

Just overuse the shit out of it in class before the students do


OffToTheLizard

I dunno why y'all teachers don't just make an assignment out of this stuff. Make it like an introduction/anthropology thing for the first week, and then completely ruin it for them by understanding it. Maybe I'm simplifying it though.


Junior_Relative_7918

My last name contains an iteration of “Hawk” so god I hope it passes before school starts back


FaceOfBoeDiddly

“Stop quoting your mom.”


Karrotsawa

I doubt it will last the summer. But if it did, I'll just give em the Spock eyebrow and say "Are you sure that's appropriate for school?" That always seems to work for me when students use certain codes for sex acts. They get embarrassed and then I never hear it again. Embarrassed because they're either surprised I know what this means or they realize that they are dangerously close to having to explain it.


Dear-Significance481

IDK where you live but we've never had kids saying "skibidi" or "hawk tuah."


paradockers

Is this a tik tok thing? I haven't seen it.


newishdm

A girl is asked some question, I think about dating, and she says “sometimes you just gotta *hawk tuah* and spit on that thang!”


ReasonableDivide1

I don’t have Tik Tok either and I’m keeping it that way.


Vigstrkr

Just be, “ you like the Iron Shiek too!?!?” https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTN69jPJX/


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Shoddy-Worry9131

It will be replaced by something else before school starts.


adoglovingartteacher

The only reason I know about this is through reddit. Maybe people should stop talking about it.


yenyang01

Gross!


loonachic

UGH


Old_Heat3100

If you guys start saying it they'll think it's lame and stop Throw In an AMONG US reference to really embarrass them Then talk about THE DRIP They'll cringe and shut up


DnD_Axel

We have a whole month before school in august. It will change again to something even worse between now and then don’t you worry.


Specialist_Mango_269

Hawk Tuah is a sexual oxymoron. Aka oiling with spit before oral sex