Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Susan Langlois | Wakefield, MA
My students deserve to know the truth of our country’s history - the good, the bad, the beautiful, the ugly. Our country is diverse and technology has made the world smaller. Without knowing true history, how can my kids grow to be fully free thinking adults? We need to work together to grow.
Claire Carlstroem | Santa Ana, CA
Jennifer Jensen | Montclair, NJ
Josefina Padilla | Chino, CA
I am commited "to develop critical thinking that supports students to better understand problems in our society, and to develop collective solutions to those problems. [I am ] for truth-telling and uplifting the power of organizing and solidarity that move us toward a more just society."
Tina Andres | Santa Ana, CA
Truth must always be taught. Even if it is uncomfortable for some.
Tracy king | Los Angeles, CA
Children need to learn complete stories in order to grow up to become responsible. proactive citizens.
Ellen Kaplan | Granada Hills, CA
We are responsible to tell the truth not color it to suit whom ever is in power.
Lee Wygand | San Jacinto, CA
History should not be whitewashed!
Shoshanna Holman | Eugene, OR
It is my responsibility as an educator to provide multiple perspectives and voices in my classroom. My students deserve to learn the truth.
Marjorie Mayen | La Mesa, CA
We need to teach the people’s truth, not a one sided,bias, romanticized, Eurocentric history.
Leticia Nieto | Lacey, WA
this is the moment to stand up for the truth that systemic racism is dehumanizing and it is the work of liberation to counter oppression in all its' forms.
Priya Bradfield | North Hollywood, CA
Melissa Berlant | Sherman Oaks, CA
Kayla Davis | Irvine, CA
Elizabeth Macminn | Torrance, CA
We need to teach the truth.
Kimberly McDonald | Alhambra, CA
Students must learn about our past to make sense of the world they will be in charge of making decisions for in a few years. Having an educated electorate who can vote with confidence after analyzing and debating topics is the whole point of a democratic republic.
Carrie Scaife | Sandy, OR
American history is the history of ALL American people, not just white dominant culture.
Ben Beaupre | Owatonna, MN
I believe teaching students about the problematic histories of our past helps us to not repeat our previous mistakes, gives us a strong we understanding of where we are now, and ensures that we provide the resources and thinking skills for a better future for our students and world.
Adina Sobo | San Diego, CA
Students deserve to know that biology does not work the way conservative, far-right members of the legislature claim it works. They are wrong about race, sexual identity, sexual preference, how women’s reproductive organs work, global climate change, the need for regulations and oversight for pollution, and many other things.
Kavita Krishna | Albuquerque, NM
Niki Scott | Kansas City, MO
As a teacher, I will continue to teach history based in fact. Racism is a part of American History, as is slavery. To whitewash our history is to fail my students and I will do everything in my power to teach truth.
Victoria Ramirez-Santiago | Nikolski, AK
Ours kids deserve to know the real history.
Denise Maltese | Boiceville, NY
Systemic sexism and racism have done damage in schools and it’s time to upend the power system to create a more just and equitable future.
Cassie Howard | Orlando, FL
To solve problems, we need to be able to name them.
Keane Burkett | Milwaukee, WI
I am signing because I’m done with ignoring the truth about our history.
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.