Chav names make your kids thick!!

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Anyone seen this in the MAil today (read at work!!)

Seemingly government research has found that kids with middle class names like KAtherine and Duncan do 8 times better in school than Waynes, Dwaines etc..

Some teachers have said that PAiges are the worst girls of all and that the following names arose the following comments:

Adrienne (kiss of death - spiteful, sneaky or both), Alanna, Ashleigh, Britney, Candice, Chantelle (spawn of the devil), Chelsie, Chelseigh, Chloe (nasty, spiteful).

Cindy (always a pain in the a**e) Courtney, Cortnee, Cortnie (trouble), Danielle (a nightmare), Jade, Jodie, Jordan (pretty bad for a girl), Kayleigh (a pain), Keeley, Keira (live in fear), Kimberley, Kylie, Leanne, Leigh, Lou-Lou,

Mia, Paige, Poppy (hyperactive and not very bright), Stacey, Tyler (lesson disrupter).

And these are the boys' names that the teachers most fear: Ashley, Chayse, Conor, Connor (a nightmare), Curtis, Damon, Declan, Dillon/Dylan, Dwayne (a terror), Grant, Jordan, Josh (arrogant, nasty, selfish.

Kade, Kane, Kieron, Kyle (always spells trouble), Liam (always a bad lad), Mason (a horror), Mitchell, Myles, Painton, Rhys / Reece (a nightmare), Ryan, Scott (live in fear), Shane (a terror), Troy, Tyler (lesson disrupter), Wayne (a terror).

What do you think?

The BBC website version of the story is here

PMSL!

Neither of my childrens names feature in the Chav list. [smug]

And th eBBC site doesn't mention "chave" at all

Or even "chav"

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I wonder if the teacher website is as revealing about teachers as Nannyjob seems to be about nannies

Agree, though, that the list isn't exclusively chavvy. Josh and Poppy are quite middle class, I would have thought?

Thank god ds's name isn't on the list...

Chave is the poshe version of Chav actually.

dailymail

On a more serious note it is worrying that a teacher's expectations are prejudiced from the start of a child's education which may of course lead to them being thick, as expectations are very important in achievement

I think that is out of order too, Zippitippitoes.

My charming teacher sister (not!) told me that teachers would laugh at my DS3's name because if you put his first and middle names together you get a rather famous poet (this was intentional on our part, I would add). Cheeky cow.

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I'd tell your sister you'd be surprised if any of her colleagues actually 'got' the poetry connection since the standards of education are so low these days

(PLEASE note that I am joking and don't flame me)

Dinosaur - I think Sylvia Plath is a lovely name for your DS3 (wink)

Sorry - I'm in a giddy mood. I'm going off on 7 months maternity leave in half an hour.

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Mine's a Dylan and yes he's a villain!!!

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at 'Chloe (nasty, spiteful).' - Chloe has been the most popular girl's name for about the last 5 years!!

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oh dear. In a few years there will be 5 in every class...

They missed my sons name off the list, i will email them.

I love the name Dylan, it always reminds me of "Under Milk Wood"

Didn't choose it for my son, because dp didn't like it

lolCod youre only saying taht about Irish names cos you cant pronounce any of them properly