The pledge was signed by no teachers on Dec. 28, the day before. It now has five pledges from San Carlos teachers.
They’re one of the thousands of US teachers pledging to continue educating students about the controversial Critical Race Theory, which explains racism is embedded in US culture and politics.
Comments from San Carlos teachers included, "The truth will set us free!" and "History needs to be about all people, not just those who conquered others.Students will be very excited to learn about history that is relevant to their lives and includes all people's stories".
Though the concept was first suggested in the late 70’s, it has recently exploded as a contentious issue between the American right and left in the last two years.
Many who signed the pledge are defying state bans on the teachings. Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have passed legislation banning discussions about the US being inherently racist.
Other states, such as Montana and South Dakota, have denounced the teachings without passing specific legislation.
In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon', Ashley Varner of the Freedom Foundation accused the Zinn Education Project of providing “left-leaning propaganda to teachers.”
| Teachers | Thoughts on Critical Race Theory |
|---|---|
| Alison Anson | History needs to be about all people, not just those who conquered others.Students will be very excited to learn about history that is relevant to their lives and includes all people's stories. |
| Bubby Whitmore | No comment |
| Kirsten Smith | The truth will break is free from the chains of the past! |
| Kirsten Smith | we need to be teaching the truth about our history to our youth. We need to teach the next generation of peace makers the Truth! |
| Sarah Amos | The truth will set us free! |
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