Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Kelsey McAlarney | Tempe, AZ
Injustice and inequality cannot be eradicated if we don’t know the roots of it. We cannot keep repeating history.
Jose Luna | Ontario, CA
Education is important. The truth is important.
Jaqui Eicher | Corvallis, OR
The truth matters
Merry Caswell
I believe students should know the truth.
Nercy Rodriguez | Queens Village, NY
I don't want to lie to the children. Or to myself. I still don't know the truth.
Maya Henry | Brihuega
I refuse to lie to the children. Their lived experiences and the experiences of our ancestors are truth. My job is to teach the truth and help Foster critical thinking skills. Lying would be an act of submission to our oppression.
Sarah Clemency | Philadelphia , PA
Kara Eckels | Pittsburgh, PA
Remaining silent, while allowing personal safety, is just as bad as being racist, homophobic, etc. and I refuse to be part of America's oppression any longer. My students will know the truth and they will know that no matter what their race, gender, or identity, I will always advocate and stand up for them, their rights, and their freedom.
Maxwell Hibbard | Philadelphia, PA
Kids deserve to know the truth!
Leigh Dekle | New Orleans, LA
students deserve excellent instruction.
Michele Janette | San Diego, CA
We need to ensure our children grow up knowing the truth of our nation's history from multiple perspectives.
Savannah Shifrin | Edwards, CO
Terry Taylor | Seattle, WA
Those who do not (truthfully) remember the past……
Ariel Brooks | Wadmalaw Island, SC
It's invaluable to the peace, integrity and understanding of the world and our society that we represent true historical narratives.
KAREN ERB | Manheim Twp, PA
It is important to be honest and open with the students that we teach, when it comes to history and current events.
Kirstin Miller | Easton, MD
Our students need to know why we have racism, why we have injustice, why generations are behind.
Kirsten Sarginger | Los Gatos, CA
Jake Kulaw | Portland, ME
Narcisa Navarro | Riverside, CA
My Black and Brown students deserve more!
Ma Bernadette Salgarino | Tracy, CA
it's in the truth about our history that we achieve liberation!
Brenna Kane | Springfield, MA
My students deserve the truth. Unjust and racist laws will not stop me from educating my students and telling them the entire history of our country - good AND bad.
Tania Kappner | Oakland, CA
Students deserve honesty from adults.
Christopher Ladd | Washington, DC
In the words of C. S. Lewis:"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate forests. By starving the sensibility of our pupils we only make them easier prey to the propagandist when he comes."
Dana Sullivan | Chicago, IL
Americans can not ensure a fruitful democracy for all citizens and residents unless children are taught critical thinking skills and honest content based on evidence.
Susan Lewis | Concord, MA
We must teach students accurate and honest history and current affairs.
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.