Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Amy Wildey | Lawrenceville, GA
I feel strongly that we must learn from our past in order to make sure we do not repeat past mistakes.
Beau Menard | Jackson, MS
We cannot begin to fathom our futures until we fully examine our past.
Iris Outlaw | South Bend, IN
As a higher education retiree and a proponent of DEI in all components of one's development and critical thinking, I believe that we and the next generation must we fully educated on the entire history of our country. It is imperative that we have a full understanding of perspective of all acts during the development of our country. It is not about condeming, but realizing the horrendous acts and contributions of all people comprising in making the US what it is today.
Kai Strange | West Henrietta, NY
I believe knowledge is power. Empowering students, of all ages, gives them the tools they need to become agents of change.
Natalie Nelson | Paso Robles, CA
Cynthia Blessman | Bellaire, TX
I am signing my name because I believe in the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. that I must obey just laws and disobey unjust laws. As a Montessori teacher, I follow the words of Dr. Maria Montessori, that I must champion the cause of all children.
Martha Turobiner | Colorado Springs, CO
Joshua Lambert | Charlestown, NH
I refuse to be bullied by lawmakers who have never stepped foot in a public school. American History is not pretty, and I refuse to teach children a dumbed down, whitewashed version of it just to appease bigoted individuals. Teaching accurate history isn't against the law.
Elizabeth Parks | Stevens Point, WI
Quibs Matthews | Bainbridge Island, WA
I believe it is important to educate children on truth, that includes every aspect of our country's history.
Michelle Becka | Portland, OR
I believe in telling the truth!
Carmen Arenas | Aldie, VA
It’s our moral responsibility!
KaLinda Bass Barlow | Kansas City, MO
Cristina Fetterolf | Holly Springs, NC
Because truth important necessary.
Katelyn Hattery | Long Beach, CA
I believe in the right for all humans!
Katrina Griffis | Lexington Park, MD
The truth will set you free
Katja Lipka | Richmond, VA
Because we must be clear about where we come from even if it is hard.
Angie Ma | Durham, NC
I pledge to teach the truth and refuse to lie about the role of racism, sexism , and oppression.
Carrie Lang | Baltimore, MD
I believe in telling the truth. Telling our future the lies that we were taught. Changing the narrative from the white supremacist structural narratives we hear time and time again. Our children and society deserves the truth!
Carol Valentine | Los Angeles, CA
If we don’t have truth as a guiding precept for studying our history, then we do not have a functional democracy.
Kristina Graves | Decatur, GA
As a history teacher, I am committed to helping young people understand the past and how it connects to the present. It is my job to help educate and prepare students to be active and engaged citizens in the world with a full understanding of the ways that America has succeeded and failed to live up to its ideals.
Lin Lin | Cortland, NY
I refuse to teach lies in history or in any subjects.
Nancy Kodera | Sudbury, MA
I support teachers who speak truth so I pledge to teach the truth
Joel Parham | Los Angeles, CA
Truth in education is vital to the future of our society.
Maria Paz Merino | Mount Dora, FL
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.