No new teachers in Silver Spring sign pledge on March 7 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Montgomery News

Mar 9, 2022

There were no new teachers in Silver Spring who signed the pledge on March 7, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

The pledge was signed by no teachers on March 6, the day before. It now has 14 pledges from Silver Spring 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 Silver Spring teachers included, "This is important!" and "It is long past time for our children (and adults) to know the true history of our country!".

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 in Silver Spring who’ve pledged to teach Critical Race Theory

Teachers	Thoughts on Critical Race Theory
Beth Hanak	This is important!
Carla McEachern	No comment
Donna Sawyer	It is long past time for our children (and adults) to know the true history of our country!
Eileen Kraus-Jakobsberg	Facts and truth have become negotiable based on political desires.
Elisa Cohen	No comment
Eva Sullivan	The most important skill we teach in high school is critical thinking. Students must learn to examine different points of view and express their own beliefs based on reasoning and evidence.
Kristin Justice	No comment
Leslie Blaha	No comment
Mary Hart	Our children deserve the truth.
Rahman Culver	those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it.
Rebecca Funk	No comment
Robert Mostow	Facts are facts!
Sally Ingram	No comment
Stacy Tehrani	We need to do our best to teach accurate and complete history, not watered down versions that ignore embarrassing parts of the past for White people. Our kids deserve the truth.