Basic maths is pretty much the only pure discipline I can think of, unfortunately. Indeed I cannot think of any reason for politics to influence math teachers.

Basic maths is pretty much the only pure discipline I can think of, unfortunately. Indeed I cannot think of any reason for politics to influence math teachers. There are still people today in the US who consider teaching evolution a step too far. In the US one of the major parties considers modern climate science off limits because they disagreed with its conclusions. Then you get into history and literature and it’s almost impossible for politics to not influence what should be taught and how it should be taught. Yes, the teachers should still primarily be trying to impart kids with the tools to analyze things and seek knowledge themselves, but some topics are just too human to believe that they can be taught from a completely apolitical perspective.