Annie Walton Doyle
A woman has gone viral after sharing the kids’ names that teachers see as an instant ‘red flag’.
It’s a sad fact of life that your name can have a huge impact on how people treat you.
From the moment your parents choose yours, you’re set out on a certain path in life.
And now a woman has reached out to teachers and discovered the names they see as ‘instant red flags’.
Let’s take a look at those names best avoided…
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It seems as though we can’t help but judge people based on their names… And this judging process starts young!
Teachers have now revealed a fact that some parents have always suspected.
There are certain kids’ names that encourage teachers to make a judgement on the children before they’ve even got to know them!
A woman has taken to YouTube to share the list of names that teachers see as ‘red flags’, and some on the list have left the internet feeling surprised…
One comments: “Teachers don’t judge kids based on their names, they judge the parents!!”
“You should do a healthcare version of this, like what names midwives, nurses etc have heard,” suggests another.
A third pens: “Common names spelt weird is my biggest pet peeve and I’m not a teacher!”
And now, YouTuber and mum-of-three SJ Strum has shared her list…
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She begins: “The number one thing which came up time and time again, the absolutely biggest pet peeve, bugbear, that teachers have when it comes to kids in their classroom is a common name with unique spellings.
“It’s just something that is confusing for the teacher and really confusing for the kid as well.
“Emma-Leigh as a double-barrelled for Emily really was a tough one and Jaxsyn spelt like this.
“Imagine with this spelling and there was even a Fee-Bee.”
SJ elaborates: “Teachers said they really like unique names, as long as they are not weird.
“Unique names that are spelt easily and correctly to say are absolutely fine. They liked names like Sage, Joanie, Scout.”
She then reveals the list of names people see as ‘red flags’, continuing: “A lot of teachers were like ‘yep, there are names that are red-flags’.
“There were some that stuck out and came up again and again.
“Jake, Max, Jack and the biggest one for boys was anything ending in den – so Hayden, Jayden, apparently always naughty, always disruptive, not listening.
“When it came to girls it was quite interesting, apparently Islas and Jessicas are really chatty names.
“Apparently Martha is high-maintenance. Alexandra can be a bit of a bully apparently.
“So, there are names that people judge. It is very common.”
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