Should politics be taught in schools more?

If citizens have no concept of politics, then the society they live in suffers. And that's the biggest reason for politics to be studied in school. Unfortunately schools are controlled by government to varying degrees at local and national level, and governments tend to have strong ideas about what kind of political ideas they'd like students exposed to. And that doesn't just affect politics as a classroom subject, it shapes the way other subjects are taught - the texts used in literature classes, and the issues raised in history lessons, can have political ramifications. Many right wing thinkers would be happier that British history be taught in terms of kings and queens, and not the reasons those kings and queens have power. Politics as a subject is about challenging presuppositions - who says that you have to obey the person with the fanciest clothing who sits on a gold chair? Why does money that people make for their jobs get taken to pay for things they disagree with, whether nuclear arms or abortion? Teaching politics teaches people to ask questions, and that's why those in power will always be wary of it - wherever they lie on the political spectrum, you can be reasonably sure they do lie...