New York City Teaching Fellows Candidate for Elementary School Science Department
Alec Jacobson
January 20, 2010
My friend recently attended an interview with the New York City Teaching Fellows program (NYCTF). It was a group interview and each candidate had to prepare a 5 minute lesson plan to present to the others. My friend told me that one of the candidates presented a lesson plan for an second grade science class. The subject was gravity and the lesson was about why a book falls faster than a feather. Why heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects. Here's a scan of the handout the candidate wrote up:
If you don't understand why this it's not just funny but scary, you could review about gravity on wikipedia.
I'm thinking of drafting a letter to NYCTF. But I'm at a loss of words what it should say. Obviously they shouldn't have to account for an applicant's ignorance, but how can I feel comfortable that this candidate won't be in front of a second grade science classroom next year?