Home Archived Overheard Back Overheard 20th September 2013, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Overheard https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/overheard-68 Copy Link In a class of four- and five-year-old students:Teacher: “Does anyone know what a bully is?”Child: “A bully is a kind of cow.”Email your contributions to letters@tes.co.uk or tweet them to @tes. 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: 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 Teacher interviews: what will I be asked? Tes Editorial • 8th May 2024 Sats: Key test dates for 2024 Tes Editorial • 7th May 2024 Recent Most read Most shared How daisy chains can boost spoken language skills Teaching & Learning 20 May 2024 Has research really settled the fight over phone bans in schools? Analysis 20 May 2024 Teachers ‘at a loss’ with struggling readers News 20 May 2024 Sats 2024: How did pupils find the tests this year? News 17 May 2024 Ofsted’s curriculum unit ‘scrapped’ and subject leads ‘sidelined’ News 17 May 2024 Mainstream education ‘intolerable’ for children with ASN, find MSPs News 15 May 2024 Schools focusing on ‘short-term crisis management’ training News 17 May 2024 Inside the school leading a ‘revolution in youth justice’ Analysis 17 May 2024 Revealed: 42% jump in MAT reserves falling below DfE threshold News 17 May 2024