Before students even step into a classroom teachers have branded the troublemakers based on their name, a British survey shows.
Youngsters named Aaron, Callum, Abbie or Courtney are at the top of the naughty list according to a survey of 1000 teachers, the results of which were published by UK newspaper, The Daily Telegraph.
"Rightly or wrongly, it's only natural to make some assumptions about what children may be like from hearing their names, and teachers aren't any different," said Lisa Penney from parenting club Bounty, which commissioned the study.
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"Whether it's from previous experience with pupils, or people they've known from their own past, certain names seem to strike a nerve with teachers - although I'm sure they are all more than happy to be proved wrong."
Rounding out the top-five boys' trouble names were Connor, Brandon and Adam, while on the girls' side Aimee, Chloe and Abigail were also found to be far from sweet in the minds of teachers polled.
However while they may be deemed hard to handle, boys named Aaron were also voted the brightest, and the most troublesome girl, Abbie, also emerged as the most popular.
"This suggests that whilst they're disruptive, the 'naughtier' children are actually better at learning and other members of the class look up to them," Ms Penney said.
