Home Archived Overheard Back Overheard 14th January 2011, 12:00am Tes Editorial Share Overheard https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/overheard-180 Copy Link ... in a Year 5 lessonTeacher: “What is the function of a leaf in photosynthesis?”Pupil: “To let the caterpillar go to sleep.”Send in your “Overheards” to features@tes.co.uk. Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Weekly round-up: Teacher pay and school complaints Tes Editorial • 7th June 2024 Weekly round-up: Teacher demands for the general election Tes Editorial • 23rd May 2024 Weekly round-up: RSE age limits and call for ‘digital Sats’ Tes Editorial • 17th May 2024 Weekly round-up: Ofsted change and GCSE warning Tes Editorial • 9th May 2024 Recent Most read Most shared 8 key insights into school and pupil numbers Analysis 7 June 2024 School counselling ‘would deliver £1.9bn boost to country’ News 7 June 2024 Most special schools have ‘less funding than in 2010’ News 7 June 2024 New education bill sets date for SQA replacement - and reveals its name News 5 June 2024 EYFS: How ditching our maths scheme is transforming teaching Teaching & Learning 4 June 2024 The rise of ear defenders in schools: what teachers need to know Teaching & Learning 5 June 2024 SEND must be a priority after the general election Analysis 6 June 2024 Third of teachers say more pupils coming to school hungry News 5 June 2024 Teacher vacancies leap by 20% in a year News 6 June 2024