What Teaching Gen Z is Really Like!
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Welcome back to Teachers Off Duty with our hosts KC Mack, HonestTeacherVibes: Bri Richardson, and the Angry Gym Teacher, Tom Filline!
Let’s have a real talk about Gen Z. They’re just built different. What is up with these snack smugglers and TikTok pre-stars?
Maybe we shouldn’t cry or laugh at the hilarious yet frustrating reality of teaching Gen Z students who don't know how to do a simple signature. It's a skill we often take for granted, but for this new generation, it's a foreign concept. Maybe they figured out a better way?
Signatures stump them but we’re the ones lost at their new language that we can barely keep up with. And it's not just in the hallways, it's in the classroom too. From slang to memes, it's like a whole new language that we have to learn.
And speaking of not keeping up with, we argue with KC about the infamous "shoe crease" dilemma. These kids refuse to change into their PE shoes because they don't want to crease them. He says he gets the issue, us not so much…..
Drink some hot tea to prepare to yell “WORLDSTAR!” at the next teacher debate because it might just hit the internet. Who knew there was a whole wave of Gen Z students starting "fight pages" on social media. It's a disturbing trend that’s taking off - one page even got a brand deal….
But it's not just the students who can be a handful. There was a teacher trying to bully a student who was bullying others. She thought it would hold up a mirror to their actions but that’s just not the route to take bestie.
It’s not always crazy, sometimes its outright HILARIOUS. From "Mrs. Funny Face" to "Mr. Cool" to “[REDACTED]”, these nicknames humble us real quick.
2:37 - Chalk Dust Confessions Begin
5:45 - Gen Z Hooligan Behavior
10:03 - Social Media Meets Syllabus
15:15 - Teaching Tech: Hit or Miss?
20:47 - Third Grader Mystery Story
25:58 - Behind Teacher's Lounge Doors
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😭 y'all. i am gen z and a TEACHER. these kids that y'all are talking about are gen alpha.
Fr we outta college already
Actually, the end of Z is in middle school still (11-12 year olds are Z).
The oldest Alphas are 10 (2014 is Alpha start point).
@@gilliantohver3225 so, yes and no. the years included in a generation depends on the study you look at. the generational splits are created using cultural, technological, and social shifts (and more) and sometimes the years aren't set in stone until much later because it is harder to see these things in the moment. there are also blends in who relates to what. those born in the years closest to the generation change often socially straddle them and can relate to both.
@@gilliantohver3225 but also, regardless of this, with the ages they teach and the slang they are referring to, they are talking about gen alpha. this is why KC keeps using "out of date" slang that would be more accurate for gen z, i believe he taught an older grade and has been out of the classroom this year.
Yeah this is Gen alpha, not Gen z
As a 2nd grade teacher, learning to tell time on an analog clock is one of our state math standards. I use the big yellow Judy Clock to teach them just like I learned it back in the 90s lol.
My second grader has to pause a sec to compute time on an analogue clock, but he can still do it. It's just a new skill that doesn't come automatically yet. I do, however, know adults in their twenties/thirties who cannot read an analogue clock.
Gen Z = "born between 1997 and 2010" Gen Alpha = "born between 2011 and 2024". There are diff theories abt when each gen starts/stops, but those definitions are the most widely accepted.
As someone who was born in 1997 I feel like we should be in the millennial category. I can read an analog clock, write/read cursive, and don’t speak in this new language. 😂
Same dude
there are all forms of gen z we can blend with either generation honestly. like i think gyat is hilarious but some other gen z might think that kinda thing is silly. elder gen z are just built different.
I was born in 98, and I relate to everything you’re saying.
But I also remember in elementary school they were giving us the option to choose whether or not we could learn cursive. The bank teller at my grandma’s local Bank of America told me I had a beautiful name in cursive. And that’s what motivated me to learn it haha.
I'm gen z and going into highschool after summer break, I FEEL SRRY FOR YA'LL. My classmates may be somewhat well-behaved, but the amount of times i've had to hear tiktok terminology is INSANE.
My sister who teaches second grade told me that "gyat" means "girl your a$$ thick" and that mewing is a facial expression equivalent to Blue Steel in Zoolander. 🤷🏻♀
I have a colleague who got his room broken into over the weekend and those kids trashed his room, tore up all his posters, poured Gatorade over everything, and pissed in his mug. Shit like that never happened when I was a kid
My students just started saying "Get up" in a high pitched voice as they motion with their hands. No idea where it came from. I asked. They said that they just made it up. They were basically begging me to do it the other day and I stood firm in my "no" lol
I teach 8th graders. It's rough
Im pretty sure they got that from a rapper, Meek Mill he said get up in a video in a goofy way and went viral
Let me help clarify some slang terms for you. "Gyat" means "butt." "Mewing" is a chin exercise. "Rizz" means "you got game."
Yes
I'm a sped teacher, there is training we do that is 75% prevention and the last level is physical restraint. I would love to have the whole staff trained, to at least be aware of the correct options even if they are not comfortable intervening individually. Hands on is only used for the physical safety of people.
I asked my admin for this training. Their response was "what would you need that for?" I wish more admins were as dedicated to it.
Brees laugh is contagious!!!!!
Try teaching the college students after covid. My students don't know how to take notes, yall!
And you wonder why more teachers are quitting....
You can't touch , protect yourself from the child, there's nothing for teachers and everything for the children who should be punished.
Gen Z is generally born 1995-2010, so they're between 10-25 years old. Some of these might be Gen Z, but most are Gen Alpha. Come on Millennials, everyone still thinks we're barely 20, how are ya'll doing the same thing to them??
As a Gen Z and educator, I can confirm Skibidi Toliet is all my first graders talk about! That’s a gen alpha thing
I can't wait to go see you guys this weekend in Charlotte NC!! I am a future teacher and my sister has taught 7th grade math for 5 years. Im glad I convinced my sister to come with me to the bored teacher comedy tour. We are going to be laughing so hard 🤣🤣🤣
I definitely had kids snort smarts in middle school 😂 I graduated highschool in 2015 for reference
I ask that all the time bri be careful why "why" 😂😂😂😂
Into the 36 minutes of this. Their describing my preschool. We have soo many kids with behavioral issues. Hitting teachers and other children... and we cant do nothing about it. We have truma in other kids and teachers 😢 I'll see you on Sunday to have good laughs
Insightful and fun thoughts for this one that's a nice mix of honesty and heart!
Merch is strictly in Chicago.
We didn’t snort smarties but we “smoked” them lol (circa 2011/2012)… we’d bang em on the table while still in the wrapper; it would turn into powder, then we’d pretend “smoke” them and blow the “smoke” out our mouths lol
These people don’t know what their talking about. Most Gen z are in high school, and the skibidy toilet thing is from gen alpha
My sophomore students say this all of the time.
@@angeladierschke8688 most of them say it ironically or jokingly, not in a serious manor
Yes room is cleared when big behaviors are happening and a student is being unsafe/sib/prop dest. etc. but it means staff will be confronting those potentially unsafe behaviors
Lol I have adhd and I actually have a podcast on it authentically ADHD, but yalls references were funny af
I’ve taught in multiple states and districts. Students across them all have behavioral challenges, at every grade level. Every crisis response training that I’ve been trained in, only those trained in restraints can use a restraint.
While difficult to watch and have to clean up the only thing that can be done is to call for support and let the child that is escalated to continue and keep everyone else safe, do what you can to remove items that could become dangerous, and intervene to block things that could be thrown. Legally, even teachers are protected by laws pertaining to keeping others safe and most districts and states will allow non restraint trained teachers to use a bear hug from behind to support a child in being safe while waiting for support.
KC there is no S sound at the end of Illinois it's silent 😂😂😂😂😂
Teachers and police/fire have been shown to have the highest concentration of ADHD. The constant change in teaching fits perfectly with ADHD.
I was born in 97 and refused to be apart a gen z because I have no idea what these kids be talking about 😂
Bro fr
Rizz is short for charisma. You're welcome. Yes, like you can't get a romantic interest. Love this gen.
Rizzo is a pink lady from Grease. 😂 She has the charisma.
Please come to Florida!!!
yall talking about gen alpha lmao im gen z and got taught cursive in 2nd grade also taught how to read an analog in like kindergarten first grade and gyatt is not trying to say gd😭
I'm a 2nd grade TA and I made the mistake of using a Gen Alpha colloquialism once and ever since, they talk to me greasy and I have to respond the same way. No cap😂😂
Gyat is butt 😂😂😂
They had it mostly right, it is short for “god dam” but the way we use it is to describe somebody’s butt. It really could be used for anything😂
@@bigmacmacy2525 So true
😂okay I thought I was lost on my gen X lingo, i had it down as 'girl yo ass thick'
34:24 In my school district they provide “Handle with Care” training to all Sped teachers
Room clears happen all the time in elementary nowadays. I hate it. No child should be allowed to destroy property; it starts a really bad precedent for future behaviors and expectations.
34:50 I am a preschool teacher and I have to clear our room multiple times throughout the day. We have kids throwing tables, chairs, toys, etc. at staff and other kids. It has gotten to the point where I had to call a parent and tell them that their child got hit by a chair and ended up with a concussion. I also can’t describe how many bruises I leave with each day. Luckily we are allowed to restrain them because we have been trained for that!!
the fact that it has to come to that is devastating. my cousin in elementary education deals with the same shit and it makes me so sad to see because of just how passionate she and so many other teachers are about education and these kids and the kids are just out of control. im so sorry you are getting that kind of abuse from actual babies.
We have restraint training but we arent allowed to use it, you have to call for crisis
9:33 my dad has everything in military time because he was a medical worker. Im now married to a man in the air force, so i can read all the clocks lol
Unfortunately, we are not allowed to give details of room clearing incidents...but they happen often in elementary. 😢 And, I teach in Oklahoma too...I can totally see my district tell me to teach even if no one shows up...🤦♀🤷♀
Any plans to come to London, UK?
I am 25 and can't tell time and it's not because of laziness... I literally tried to learn, but my brain just doesn't understand... I even tried learning as an adult... Maybe the kids in school today are lazy, but I genuinely tried to learn and still can't comprehend.
34:23 @honestteachervibes That’s basically the program my husband and I work in (we’re an Intermediate Unit/center-based program). Permanent staff are Safe Crisis Management trained and we have rooms (we call them reflection rooms) with mats for more extreme behavioral issues. We also have designated behavior support staff. Sometimes, though, we have no choice but to clear the room because the student refuses to leave the room. The rest of the class complains and throws fits because they have to move and the student usually ends up destroying the classroom to some degree. And on top of it, we don’t always have the staff to deal with all the issues.
One of the things that gets me, though, is that the behaviors seem to start over the smallest things! It’s mind-blowing! I feel like I’m seeing more and more that issues arise because a student isn’t getting what they want or they don’t want to do something because there’s nothing in it for them or something like that.
As a gen Z student speaking, I can read analog and prefer analog clocks, and I can write in cursive as well as my signature.
Just finished the school year teaching a bunch of Gen Z born in 2010, no cap, whose rizz I can only describe as skibidi. All these older Gen Z trying to disown their younger comrades just come across as cheugy, to put it in language you’ll understand. Take a page from Gen X and roll your eyes “Whatever.”
At least the back half of this episode, I feel so seen!
When I hear that a parent has told the teacher they don’t do certain behaviors at home, I want to point out that so many times, the behaviors are over work refusals! So either the parents have better luck getting their kids to do what their asked and the kids have absolutely no respect for teachers or there are few to no demands/expectations at home and/or there are no consequences for refusals at home.
If you guys ever want to talk with special needs school paras, TAs or teachers, I've got you. Literally so many stories you guys tell and topics you cover we could bounce conversation over. 😊
The start of this one was hard to watch! My students were always shocked when I knew what they were talking about. I had to remind them that I had 2 kids attending the same school 😂
GYATT! Means girl, yo @$$ thiccc! But the fact that boys would say it to each other never failed to elicit a 🤦♀️ from me
Mewing - they'd start with a 🤫 and follow it with tracing their jawline from ear to chin: "don't ask me to answer out loud, I'm on my mewing streak"
Skibbidy rizz Ohio is all nonsense together, but skibbidy can also be used to indicate something is "evil" and rizz is charisma. W rizz, chat!
For the love of God the Skibidi toilet Ohio gyat thing is GEN ALPHA, NOT Z
No. Mewing has to do with improving the muscles in your jawline. And that’s why they “can’t talk” because they’re mewing. That thing with their thumb across their jaw.
As a gen z teacher, my signature is basically how I’d right it usually, not necessarily cursive but the letters have a little curl, a lil personality. Print is when I am trying to write it in my most generic and clean letters, cosplaying like I’m a keyboard or something 😂 they really don’t look all that different though
So at my school we get certified and trained in de-escelation, restraints, holds and releases. If its not a board certified behavioral analyst or registered behavior tech in the situation, if it gets to that point where it is unsafe and past the point of de-escelation, we call for a response team (RBT's and BCBA's).. if possible we are supposed to wait until one of them and a nurse is present to go into a hold. But of that is the only way in a damgerous situation we jump into action and behavior team takes over when they get there. But normally they are already present. Normally these kids already have a plan in place but that could always change. Its all based on the kiddo
We do do a lot of Shelter in Place calls though if we can get the student into the hallway and redirect to a de-escelation space
My son is 14 and he’s not allowed any kind of social media. It’s too much for brains that aren’t developed. If a kid is freaking out like that in Michigan we have CPI training we can restrain a student if they are going to hurt themselves others or destroying things. Everyone in my school is CPI trained.
The opposing team legit barked at my players ⚽️ when we were about to score. That was the first time I learned about this. I was like wt….. ???
Smarties is old my coworker in their 50's had a son in kindergarten when their teacher taught the son how to do it. I think they still don't understand how to be around each other, more so when they physically or mentally hurt each other.
One of my parents has collection of crocs to her dresses, one of the crocs has crocs charms with chars on charms 🙄
Generation Alpha gets its name because my generation is X. The Millennials were originally called "Y" because they came after X. Generation Z, or Zoomers, came after Y.
That's the end of the alphabet, so you have to start over. The next generation would be A. I believe they call them Alpha, from the Greek alphabet because that's what the National Weather Service/ NOOA, whichever names them, does with hurricane names.
There are usually no X, Y, or Z hurricanes. They stop at W, but when there are more hurricanes in the season, they call the next one Alpha because technically, there was already an A for that season. The same happened to the generation after Z. Eventually, I'm sure they will give them a new name once we see who they become just like they did for GenerationY.
Generation Alpha isn't finished being born yet. The oldest ones are rising 7th graders, like my 5th graders in 2022. I predict the end will come with in the next 5 years.
The big question is what will the name the generations after Alpha? Beta or B? Gamma or C?
Yall have had too much caffeine
I’m a 32 year old teacher and I have never been able to use an analog clock never been able to learn how to tell the time with an analog clock.
Can students come to the comedy tour ? Or is it only for teachers ? Lmaooo, im a sub does that count?!
They may not know their social security number, but they do know their alpha code.
Mewing is actually about building a strong jawline, started by the looksmaxing community to look better. It's a wild rabbit hole to go down
So a teacher had no classroom and just a cart...a homeless teacher? Lol😅
How do you rate his transitions bri because I always agree good vs bad lol
I'm gen alpha,(7th grade)my brain is rotting from all the cringe stuff my class mates say/do but i know how to read a clock (not digital) and i can write/read cursive.....
I DON'T BELONG IN THIS GENERATION 😂😂😂😂
Genz teacher I can in fact read an analog clock and sign my name
Just thought to help.... I use bing ai instead of Google now ... I love it.... Straight forward answer with links. Millennial here 😅
That happened in my high school almost every day. It his boy would act out from r months.
Gyatt is booty y'all 😆
yall im gen z technically (1999, im 24) and i was taught cursive, i do know how to sign my name as well as how to properly write in cursive, and i also know how to read an analog clock because we also were taught using the big yellow clock. you guys might actually be talking about gen alpha🥴
Just so you know… 10:23 the GYATT in KY refers to a large bottom… like ‘GYATT dang! Her butt is big!’
I think just lumping all gen z together is kind of offesive. Like you all aknowledge there are plenty of gen z teachers. I think it should be genz/gen alpha not just gen z. I only say that because being a teacher there are a lot of assumptions being made about me just because I am gen z and it can lead to a feeling of exclusion. So i wish people wouldnt just lump all gen z together when half are full adults and half are still like 11 years old.
Yeah Gen Z is grown this is Gen Alpha that yall are talking about. They are expected to be our biggest generation we've ever had within the next few years, stats say they will be counted at 2 billion people 🤷🏽♀️
Rizz is short for Charisma 😅 some of these boys calling them selves "the Rizzler" I laughed so hard at that
Introduce them to the Onceler and they might stop 😅
@@arrowbliss2515it’s a play on words with Onceler and Riddler because those characters are known to have female fanbases lmao, they know.
Merch is on god
I'm gen z, and gyatt means God or @$$, Skibidi means evil
Rizz is charisma
A gyatt also means a person with a large behind lol
Man I don't know what state yall teach at but in Las Vegas it's kinda free reign in the form of protecting yourself and breaking up fights. Mostly cause of how often it just happens here. Only thing to be reprimanded about is an "excess of force" in a sense.
I think Skibidi toilet guy is a gen alpha meme. I'm not sure if younger gen z's are using that meme. I heard gen alpha and younger gen z's using the slang word Gyatt.
Demerits were the best thing put into our school for warnings depending on the teacher they would get chances till they got a demerit whether that was one and done or three or four cause that would be last resort most of the time which was great because all teachers had to give a warning to the student specifically or to the whole class if you go two that is a detention... for our school since it was a Christian School we wrote Bible verses which was great
Maybe it's just the age breakdown but gen z is all about attitudes and gen alpha is freakin feral.
I’m 12 and I have no idea what the slang means
My daughter who is in 6th grade tells me that the boys moan during class. Not sure what that is about.
Riz is short for Charisma
Gyat means big butt
Riss short for charisma
Sus and yeet are out
Gen z here: I know how to read and write cursive, and I can read an analog clock. I learned that in 3rd grade.
I’m 21 year old apart of gen z and wtf is skidi toilet
I teach students with severe disabilities, at least they have a reason for their behaviors!
I'm a millennial lmao this is gona be funny
y’all only have about 4 years of gen z that are still in school…. yall must be talking about gen alpha
I can just hear all of them rolling their eyes at all the millennial humor 😂😂😂😂😂 but seriously though, I'm getting afraid...it sounds like we're going to have a society filled with violence in ten years.
You guys are mixing up the chat talking about 12 year olds and gen Z the 12 year olds are gen Alpha
Not a teacher thinking someone born in 97 is 11 years old in the year 2024 😭
I Am A 24 Year Old Girl, I Know How To Write My Name In Cursive, My Final Algebra Test Score Was 82% or B-…
FIRST COMMENT YES
Sorry to break it to you guys, but everyone from generation Z has already graduated from high school
that's what i was thinking 💀
I’m Gen Z and won’t graduate until 2025. The youngest Gen Z kids are still in 7th grade.
Stories can't be older?
@@doodlebug5486 that’s not true generation Z ends in 2005. You are not a part of generation Z. You are generation alpha.
@@wildbeautyunderneath4735 i've not ever heard someone from gen z use this specific slang. it is primarily been 7th grade and below.
I probably would’ve made it longer as a teacher if I knew this pod existed! 😂🫠