Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Kristin Howell | Palo Alto, CA
Julie Walker | Chula Vista, CA
As an education veteran and parent of two children who have grown up in a diverse community, I value the honesty and truth my colleagues have taught and continue to teach to the students in my community.
Kristi Jouett | South Lake Tahoe, CA
Integrity is important.
Laura Lovelace | Pasadena, CA
Truth is important.
Julio Macuixtle | Indio, CA
Katherine Goodwin | Fairfield, CA
Karina Vasquez | Fresno, CA
Paul Breazeale | Aliso Viejo, CA
Chelsea Richey
We cannot become better if we do not understand what has come before.
Adam Marto | Revere, MA
all people deserve to be taught the truth, the facts, the honest history of this country and the world.
Miguel López | Albany, CA
Andre Easton | Bronx, NY
Susan Bruce | Branford, CT
I am an educator. I teach black students. I can't remain silent.
Alessandra Abel | Missouri City, TX
Because I believe it is our responsibility to be storytellers of truth and in order to do this, we must acknowledge the historical oppression of marginalized groups in the United States.
Nisa Clay | Lima, OH
Brianna Bain | Merrimac, MA
Colleen Keifer | Ithaca, NY
Truth matters.History matters.Equality and equity matter.Black Lives Matter.
Ben Dover | Pinckney, MI
I refuse to alter my teaching just because of people's political views. LGB
Hugh Jass | Detroit, MI
I feel that it is important to teach the truth
Brett Frayseth | Osseo, MN
Harm happens when we attempt to cover up the truth. It harms not only the people who are and have been directly affected by the events of the past that continue up until today, but it also harms those who may unintentionally be perpetuating harm against others. We cannot do better as educators and as a society unless we know the impacts we have. We need to be honest about our histories and have more information - not less information - to plot a better way forward. We have all seen how devastating the past has been, so we should do better to build a better tomorrow for all of us working together.
Brian Clardy | Murray , KY
You cannot ignore the lessons of history!
Naomi Love | Juneau, AK
Rute Lourenco | NY, NY
Teach Truth!
Susan Cedar | Kirkland, WA
My son's life depends on everyone knowing and understanding how racism works, what keeps it in place, and how to undo it.
Korey Whitfield | Burlington, VT
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.