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if we taught nothing but mathematics all day long, it would still not be “valueneutral”. im not sure exactly what value that would be expressing, but im pretty sure it would be some technocratic nightmore and it’s not neutral.
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The fundamentals of reading are “valueneutral”.

“The cat is sleeping.”

Has no moral value behind it. It’s just a simple statement. If the cat is sleeping it’s a fact, if the cat is not sleeping then it is a lie, but it doesn’t impose some sort of cultural view. Does the selection of cat versus dog create some sort of underlying “value”.

1 + 1 = 2 no matter what, unless you’re economist searching for a free lunch.