Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Renee Keimig , MO
History should not be erased. We learn from it. If you do not like what happened in history, you work to make things better. Personal issues such as sex and religion also do not belong on schools. That is for parents to teach. Teachers need to get back to teaching the subjects required to graduate and not what it takes to be something they were not born to be.
Gladys Franco | Springfield, MA
Paige Daufenbach
Ari Kubie | Middletown, CT
I refuse to hide from our past as a nation. It is time to heal and grow together, and that starts with loving discussions of our true history.
Skyla Ruck | Philadelphia, PA
Deborah Kelley | Mount Prospect, IL
Our children are our future leaders. A knowledge of history helps us understand ourselves and others. We must teach the truth about how our past has shaped our present, learning from both our mistakes and triumphs.
taya heinberg | Kutztown, PA
the education system has so many flaws that desperately need to be changed
Jessica Cabibbo | Conshohocken, PA
Amanda Tinebra
Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. We must know and understand the truth about our past and present so we can empower our students to change the world.
Danielle Cabibbo | Conshohocken, PA
Educators have the duty of teaching students the truth.
Jacqueline Beaubien | Altadena, CA
Nicole Murillo | Farmington, NM
I believe the students I serve deserve the truth. The truth will empower them to create momentum towards equity and the courage to believe in a better future.
Allisynn Bengel | Waterford, PA
I want the students in my classroom to know the true history of the United States. It is our duty as educators to ensure that our youth is knowledgeable of the world they live in. The history of the Unites States of America is shown in the literature I will be teaching. By signing this petition, I want to make sure that my students are able to get the whole story.
Gracie Bowling | Asheville, NC
Carl Baker | West Richland, WA
Semore Butts | Mesa, AZ
Shari Smith | Schenectady, NY
As a teacher of color, it is my responsibility to teach the truth even if this may entail a sense of discomfort. It is in the best interest of students to learn about their history and the perseverance needed to fight through the inequalities that still exist today.
Margery Doss | Maryland Heights, MO
We teach history so we learn to avoid the misery from mistakes of the past. We learn who we are from those who came before us. It is a responsibility of citizenship in a democracy to strive for peace and justice for all.
Sheena Roller | Lexington, KY
I believe that so much of the history we were taught and continue to teach has been whitewashed. I continue doing anti racism work in my personal growth, and I cannot in good conscience continue to perpetuate systemic racism, sexism, and so many other ism’s.
Kathy Stephens | Las Vegas, NV
Kendralyn Starlyn Hose | Las Vegas, NV
A better future for my daughter!
Peter Simi | Orange, CA
I believe children deserve the truth
Valerie Martinez | San Antonio, TX
#teachthetruth
Denese Wolff-Hilliard | Fresno, TX
We owe are children the truth.
Sally Lee Stewart | Petaluma, CA
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.