Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Suzy Ascuitto | Memphis, TN
Deborah Palmer | Boulder, CO
I became a teacher so I could support students to become leaders, to take stands and make our world better for everyone. I must trust my students with the truth - I have no choice, they need the tools of truth to lead the world of tomorrow.
Donna Peruzzi | Somerville, MA
withholding the truth is a form of lying
Kimberly Torregano | San Jose, CA
The truth, like math, reading, and science must be taught. Respect the students of the United States. They may grow up to respect you.
Douglas Wingeier | Asheville, NC, NC
"The truth shall make you free."
Joseph Haig | Ellenwood, GA
Our Students need to know the Truth.
Malissa Miles | Henderson, NV
Arlene Inouye | Los Angeles, CA
All educators must teach truth and be the bearers of teaching historical truth to the next generation.
Julia Morse | Bellevue, WA
Civics education is more important now than ever.
DiJon Lindsey | Bronx, NY
Truth matters
Clarissa Jones | Saint Augustine, FL
It is important to me that future generations know the truth about our american history and that of the entire world. Only then, can they be fully informed to live their lives and develop meaningful and healthy relationships with a diverse group of individuals. The future of our country and civilization depends on it.
Jessica McQuillan | Chalfont, PA
Paula Turner | Sacramento, CA
All people benefit from the truth.
Michael Weber | Baltimore, MD
Joel Juen | Saint Paul, MN
It is more important now than ever to teach an accurate version of history.
Margi Park | Sacramento, CA
It is time for the truth: Science & climate change; racism; gender & income equity; endangered species; prison reform; social justice; restorative justice; and more!
Jack James | Las Vegas, NV
Kelly Lawlor | Stow, MA
how can young people make sense of the world if they don't know the truth?
John Gallup | Arvada, CO
Limiting honesty in the the teaching of history destroys the value of our history and denies our students the sometimes painful reality of our past.
Katherine Malone | Altadena, CA
Andrea Moore | Sacramento , CA
Jean Ische | Chanhassen, MN
This is important to me!
Martha Hoppe | Oakland, CA
We need to pledge to teach the truth about the history of our country so that we can heal and move on to a more just and equitable society.
Allison Brock | Albuquerque, NM
It's important to teach children the truth. We can only learn from our past if we have the whole picture.
Shawn Voshell | Des Moines, IA
Students need to know the truth of our history to participate in creating a more just world.
Selected Pledges
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As an educator who is serious about teaching the truth I will not be bullied into silence. I will do my part in the fight for equity and equality by making sure my students are most equipped to fight this ugliness in the real world.
Yes, the truth of American history needs to be taught, but also its impact on the rest of the world, such as its role in WWII. I just finished teaching a college-level course on the Holocaust, and could not believe how little the students knew about the rest of the world’s participation in the war! They seemed to believe that WWII was ended by the US alone!
“When you begin to do things that raise the achievement of the poorest and disenfranchised students, you may not always get applause. You need to be ready for that.” Dr. Asa Hilliard
“Resistance is a powerful motivator precisely because it enables us to fulfill our longing to achieve our goals while letting us boldly recognize and name the obstacles to those achievements.”
Dr. Derrick Bell
Our young people deserve the truth and it is our kuleana (responsibility) to give space and opportunity for the truth and the difficult conversations.
If we don’t teach it all, we teach nothing…
Social justice is a major theme of my Humanities 7 course, and my school uses Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s HILL framework (development of identity, skills, knowledge, Criticality) to frame our entire curriculum. Student agency through research work and essay writing, and action-oriented civic engagement work, define what we “cover” in my course.