New York parents are launching their children’s Common Core math homework — AT Governor Cuomo.
Mark Ferreris, a leader in Stop Common Core in New York State, came up with the idea of sending the children’s homework to the Governor. Tired of seeing their children “suffer each night with abusive, age-inappropriate homework that destroys both their self-esteem and their freedom to truly learn,” Ferreris and other organizers planned the campaign and created a public Facebook event page at Stop Common in New York State, set for February 28, 2014: https://www.facebook.com/events/1433445366892441/
New York parents will simply send their child’s homework via email or regular mail to Governor Cuomo. They plan to title each email or tweet: “CAN YOU DO THIS? –Because Our Children Can’t.”
“Let him get a taste of the suffocating, mind-numbing curriculum that he’s helped shove down our children’s throats which will enslave their impressionable minds….. It’s simple, it’s quick and it’s for YOUR CHILDREN…. Flood him with emails daily or send weekly updates to him,” said organizers.
If you are in New York, here is the contact information for your governor:
Email: Gov.Cuomo@chamber.state.ny.us
MAIL:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo – Office of the Governor – NYS State Capital Building – Albany, NY 12224
Tweet: @NYGovCuomo
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Wondering what the homework actually looks like? Here are a few samples.
EngageNY/Common Core Math Homework
This one is from a first grade class:
Governor Cuomo, can you do it?
The next one is from a kindergarten class. (Where are the plus, minus, or equals signs? What is a “number bond”?)
This next one is for second graders. It could as well be for college students; it makes no sense.
Here’s one for third graders that avoids simplicity and clarity, deliberately:
Here’s a video created by Stop Common Core in New York State: “Governor Cuomo, Can You Hear Us: 20,000?”
COMMON CORE 