A poll of 3000 teachers run by the parenting club website bounty.com revealed that roughly half of teachers make assumptions about children based upon their first names. Their judgements are shown below and are pretty accurate. (Read my books for a description of the game Top Set- Bottom Set)
Naughty Boys Naughty Girls
1. Callum Chelsea
2. Connor Courtney
3. Jack Chardonnay
4. Daniel Aleisha
5. Brandon Casey
6. Charlie Crystal
7. Kyle Jessica
8. Liam Brooke
9. Jake Demi
10. Brooklyn Aisha
Now we move on to children assumed by teachers to be clever
Boys Girls
1. Alexander Elizabeth
2. Adam Charlotte
3. Christopher Emma
4. Benjamin Hannah
5. Edward Rebecca
6. Matthew Abigail
7. Daniel Grace
8. James Alice
9. Harry Anna
10. William Sophie
Pretty accurate, I'd say.
Please do not write in to say that your daughter Aisha is very well behaved, as I do not want to know. Buy a book on statistics instead.
Please do not write in to say that your daughter Aisha is very well behaved, as I do not want to know. Buy a book on statistics instead.
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