Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
kerry caputo | Malverne, NY
I am a social studies teacher and I am very concerned about the direction the nation is going in regarding education, specifically social studies.
Amy Zanghi | Portland, ME
History should be factual, not fictionalAbout time we see things through the perspective of others than white men
Meg Honey | Walnut Creek, CA
a complete and nuanced history education requires us to engage with multiple perspectives, amplify the voices of people who have been oppressed and marginalized, critically examine systems of power, and connect events of the past to our contemporary realities so that today’s students are equipped to be citizen leaders and agents of change.
Chris Higgins | Haddonfield, NJ
I refuse to lie to children about U.S. History and current events.
Caitlin Brandon | Philadelphia, PA
Veronica Jones | Clementon, NJ
The truth will set us ALL free.
Jeremy Matt Meinhardt | St. Paul, MN
Witholding the truth is lying by omission. Teach the Truth!
Sherrie Matula | Houston, TX
I am representing 4 generations of educators in Texas. I will always fight for the children!
Kathy Eads | Pasadena, TX
Teaching the truth allows students to become critical thinkers and better citizens.
Julia Maycock | Annapolis , MD
It is imperative that individuals understand the full history of this nation that was built on genocide and enslavement. We must teach the truth to preserve and strengthen what is left of this flawed experiment in democracy. We just teach our children to think critically do that they can fully participate in our society and have the skills to move forward.
Danielle Cloward | East Stroudsburg, PA
The history of BIPOC isn't just their history, it's OUR history!Often, the contributions of BIPOC are overlooked, not shared, downplayed, or wrongly attributed, sometimes on purpose, to white people. Not only is it wrong and unjust, but doing this takes away role models for our students who are BIPOC, as well as doesn't allow white students to likewise see the valuable contributions people who aren't like them have made.
D Pinto
Education in this country is entering another dark age, although we know the goal is precisely to keep the masses uneducated.
Liz Fogarty
The best way to change society is telling students the truth.
Adam Mrozinski | Glendale, AZ
Students have the right to the truth. It is our responsibility as educators to teach that truth. With truth comes hope.
Dawn Tanner | Glen Echo, MD
I feel cheated by the history I was taught, which limited my understanding of the world. As teachers of history, it is our DUTY to give true pictures and narratives about colonization, migration, and nation-building. Students want to learn from the mistakes of history- it gives them tools and information to work with.
Chase Zaslannya | Washington, DC
As a worker, my place is to struggle in the fight to abolish class society. The ruling class can't have that, and so it's trying to suppress people's movements and people's history. If we don't fight back, they'll win, so it's been time to go back at these ghouls hard
Sheila Myers | Philadelphia, PA
Erin Connors | Dearborn, MI
I believe in the power of teaching the truth.
Mary Hart | Silver Spring, MD
All children deserve to know the truth of our histories so that they are empowered to create the future they dream of.
Ana Ardon | Silver Spring, MD
Della Jones Friec | Atlanta , GA
Seamus Pender | Rindge, NH
I belive in the truth!
Jim Wood | Sodus, NY
After more than 50 teaching all ages using a social &racial justice lens, I implore those in power (including teachers) to never back down from truth telling. And to keep engaging with those just beginning to learn the truth about racial & social injustice.
Courtney Meisberger | Pittsfield, MA
Our students need to understand the complete history of our country, both good and bad, in order to be informed participants in our democracy.
Brian Patrick | Chicago, IL
Students need to learn about these very important issues.
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.