The world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projection
(thelemmy.club)
That is not really an answer.
What is the best general world map to teach kids about the world, that we can put in a book or as a poster on the wall, without having to switch to different maps for each lessen, confusing everyone?
If it is not Mercator, then which one is?