Courtesy of Philip Lindsay.
- Middle school teacher Philip Lindsay has been using TikTok to help people understand Gen Alpha slang.
- He's educating his audience about the latest terms he hears from students, and what they mean.
- He told BI he wanted to help parents "bridge the gap of connection" with their kids.
Middle school teacher Philip Lindsay says he's always been "pretty in the know" about kids' slang.
The 29-year-old, who teaches 11- to 14-year-olds at Rim Country Middle School in Arizona, was a youth pastor for several years before becoming a teacher. He told Business Insider that one day, he wondered how many parents and teachers were unaware of the terminology the kids of today were using, and spent a few days writing down slang terms he heard from his students.