Teaching in a moral vacuum

Whoever thought that the education that our kids need can be given in a moral vacuum?  Is it possible to actually teach any subject matter at all without bumping up against a moral issue?

I teach math at the local community college, and perhaps this field comes the closest to being value-neutral.  That still doesn't eliminate the instructors who have a pretty big ax to grind with their students.  I work with bleeding heart liberals who use their time in front of a class to pontificate.  It could also happen with us conservatives.  

But look at the book!  We see endless word problems in math texts in which the females are faster, richer, smarter than the males.  Pick up a used college text at any local used book store and you'll see what I mean.

So even in math, women are better than men.  All racial groups must be present in the book, or some student will feel left out, and that will be bad.

I rest my case.  Education cannot take place in a moral vacuum, because there is no vacuum.  Something has seeped inside that sterile seal, or else there never was one.

So whose moral outlook do YOU want represented to YOUR children?  If you send them to public schools, then you will see that in the textbooks, all women are smarter than men, and that all racial, ethnic, and now also any group of any sexual orientation must now also be properly represented to your children, just in case that any of THEM fall into those categories, and we don't want anyone to feel left out.

Frankly, I do NOT want my tax dollars telling my kids what to believe.  

And if you don't, either, then let's follow this out to the logical conclusion:  We need to end public education, because morality is always in education, and we don't want the government picking what you should believe.

Some other time, I'll offer suggestions on what we ought to do instead.