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Argentina is about to launch bitcoin education in their curriculum,  this is going to take place in 40 High schools with about 4,000 students.  This is  an Interesting news many  bitcoiners have been waiting for,  I think this won't just end in Argentina,  other countries will take this same good  within a short time.

Argentina  is the second highest  bitcoin  adopter in Latin America,  I the reason for the innovation is to make students  know  the importance of bitcoin. The economy of Argentina is suffering in the hands of hyperinflation.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-education-launches-in-argentina-for-high-schools

I think this is great, and not for the reasons people might think. I don't care about investment education that much, or rather, I don't think that should be the main focus of education on BTC and crypto. I do think monetary education, in general, is important, and investing comes along in that basket, but what is more important is what crypto can teach us on a technological and sociological level. We need to educate the new generations on it in order to have a better understanding and a better future for crypto be it BTC or something else and to avoid the pitfalls of monetary knowledge of the old.

This is actually a great development, and a right major taking by the country to give proper and accurate knowledge about Bitcoin to their students in high school. I am sure very soon other countries will go in to that path so as to provide proper education to their citizens too.

To be honest I'd rather prefer if schools had a subject of investing and finance by default, rather than Bitcoin specifically. Explain to the students how to save money and what investment instruments are available, then just let them decide themselves what they should invest in and what the allocations are.

Yeah, I always said that economics and finances should be mandatory from an earlier age in schools. Teaching people about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies committing personal finances and the risks of investing will only do half of the job. Of course, we; 're in the dark here and we don't know what they are teaching them exactly about BTC and what aspect will be favored in this but I do wish it will focus on the things bitcoin fixes and the importance in personal security and it will leave anything related to price out of it.


I wouldn't want a talk about investment either but I would definitely suggest one about the risks of it when it comes to cryptocurrencies as a whole and the differences between them. There are too many that think every bitcoin clone out there will have the same success just because of a few loose common characteristics with it and get trapped or bankrupt in rug pull schemes.

Yes it is good if schools teach students investing and finance and also teach them on how save . If schools also decide to give students bitcoin education it is also a good idea for them to know bitcoin but it shouldn't be a must every students must invest, only students who have interest for bitcoin.

Does anyone know the nature of the content being taught or is it just lessons on how to use Bitcoin?

It would be good if vocabulary such as inflation, investing, money, how to save money, currency pegs, why currencies depreciate, how to hedge against inflation, financial education, financial independence and other policies in the economy are taught to students at an early age and Bitcoin is taken as a model for a decentralized project Open source.


Overall, I hope the step will be more educational than how to send bitcoins.

I think they will learn about material about bitcoin but not advice on investment because it depends on personal decisions, but the focus of the curriculum on cryptocurrencies includes a general perspective on investing so that they are knowledgeable before investing in risky market patterns.

I think this bitcoin and blockchain technology is just a part of their financial or maybe technology subjects. It's just high school. By introducing blockchain technology to these high school students, some of them might be interested and will proceed further when they enter college. Argentina just wanted not to get behind especially with their already struggling economy. It's just like the old Japanese kingdom sending some of its scholars to Europe and the United States to study and learn their technology, financial system, war machineries, etc. This is a good start for Argentina. And I hope my country will do the same.   

From this stages and began to teach student of bitcoin is good. But if the plan is to teach the investment kind of bitcoin i think is wrong. Teaching student of under age investment of bitcoin will cause stealing of parents funds. But if the school teaches the building and development and the techniques of bitcoin for future time. It will give support for the up coming crypto generation. And some countries have not start the journey of bitcoin yet. If Argentina bitcoin news is not widespread out, teaching youths the uses of bitcoin is a smart move for the pupils, including adults

I've done a bit of digging but come out a bit empty-handed, it's Spanish and I'm not really good at it, plus google makes a mess of translating, better without it.

Here is the website of the NGO that is involved in the courses:
https://bitcoinargentina.org/charlas-introductorias/
https://bitcoinargentina.org/que-es-blockchain/
And here is their youtube channel with a  few of the videos:
https://www.youtube.com/c/OngBitcoinArgentina/videos

Some are basic good, short pretty accurate videos, some are one hour long interviews, some have names that I could live without, trading, NFTs, and this one..."¿Puede un Bitcoin llegar a valer un millón de dólares?" I don't want to know what's in there honestly.  ;D

LE:
Seems like this is a video about the description of the project
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o1HoMHljEfMHy6osM6IPSUQlUVVn6He5/view
so if you know Spanish, take a look at it.

I think the students will be taught based on what is in their curriculum and not just investment and finance. First I believe the schools will impact basic knowledge of bitcoin to their students thereby teaching them the imperative things as beginners. Furthermore, it is their learning ability and interest ratio that will determine if they will venture into teaching them about investment and finance.

This is no doubt a great news.
But my first question is that is Bitcoin legalised in Argentina?
As if it’s not legal, then i fear that Government will interfere in the later period of time.
Also at first Bitcoins should be made legal in that specific countries before introducing it in the curriculum.
Also I have another doubt that, what exactly they are teaching the students? Is it only about Bitcoins or also about the Blockchain.
Will glad to see a detailed article on this good news.
Also if possible try to interview one of the students and ask them about their experience for the curriculum.

Instead of jumping into any conclusion, let's wait till you see it in reality. Many times the government uses such tools to spread negativity about something they don't like. For example, in India, the government is slowly erasing the actual history of freedom fighters and pushing their own organization as a savior of India under British rule. Make sure such kind of things are not happening there as well.

If bitcoin is introduced under a positive note, then it should be fine!

A huge development for Argentina where schools are starting to adopt Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in their curriculum. How I wish that the Philippines would also be like that in the future. It’s all about educating the masses about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in a positive way, especially in letting them aware of the real use cases of it. It’s just right for these schools in order for the future generation not to be left behind on the future of digital money and investments.

I'm rather curious how the curriculum would go though. History for crypto is only a decade long so far, and I don't think it's going to take up much with what Bitcoin is and the basic explanation of what blockchain is. I don't think the discussion would move towards investments/trading type of stuff, that is if it went into the specifics. It might just be better to just include Bitcoin (or crypto) as a small of a general course about investments like what mk4 said so that people actually know what investments are and what they can bring to your average investor.

Well, thats good news, meaning that the Argentinians are already seen the potential of Bitcoin thats why they introduced it to their students. Anyway, I believe that this piece of good news will not end only in Argentina because even in my country there's also a buzz to introduce it in our schools its called the cryptocurrency 101, and hopefully, it will be realized soon because my country is crypto friendly and very open to this industry.  

Yea we definitely lack info, but I sure damn hope they make very clear the risks of buying cryptocurrencies. The last thing they'd want is their students gambling with random cryptocurrencies. This is one of those things that if done wrong, could do far more damage than good.

A very great development here to the bitcoin world. News like this gives hope for those that have invested in this project and those waiting and having intention to do the same. Time will tell as am sure more countries will be looking to adopt this in their school curriculum not only in higher institutions but in high schools too. Bitcoin is here to stay and will leverage in its true intent all around the world with time.

Like what the other members said. This is great news that can help spread bitcoin among young people so they can know what's going on in the internet world. This also opens up opportunities for them to own digital assets and they can start investing while they are still young to prepare for their future.

If this succeeds in Argentina, other countries will surely follow suit and gradually, more and more young people will join the crypto world.

I dare say 40 schools in argentina are 'amazing' where other countries learn Bitcoin only as a group method in schools, But it's a different story in Argentina. This 'curriculum' is the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

Meaning: Bitcoin has become a legal subject, which students must study, Bitcoin lessons will automatically be included in the curriculum exam in every period conducted by the local school.

I am sure that in the future, if schools in Argentina include Bitcoin in the curriculum, from now onwards the Argentinean community will already know and memorize Bitcoin, it will not be something foreign to them in the future.

They miss that thing as these teachers and professors wanted to make their students just work after graduation. 
 
They just teach us how to account for expenses and incoming money but do not teach us how to invest and where we put our money if we already have it. In fact, I'd learn how to invest outside school, from friends, and from social media.

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May having Bitcoin in the school curriculum is a good idea to spread awareness but also it is a need to include the discussion about blockchain technology.

Always there arises a question why bitcoin. The better outcome takes place educating students about blockchain technology. It would be very practical when taught about the technology along with finance. Most of the time students doesn't know what they're studying and where it can be used. When we teach technology students will understand the wide usage of blockchain technology which can be used anywhere. Further taking the technology to financial effectiveness is the bitcoin. Good initiative, which needs more planning as the students easily grab it.

It might just be the beginning of something that will have a big impact in the future. So maybe we don't know what they will teach specifically other than just the basics of knowledge about bitcoin.

It seems that it has been in the curriculum for a long time even though the teachings are still very basic. I've studied economics since junior high school and also high school, but as I said it's still a general study that is not specific about specific investments.

Argentina takes a big step to educate its thousands of students about bitcoin every year, it will be a very good thing where there is hope that the next generation will be a generation that understands crypto better.

I mean, the norm is to get a job after graduation in the first place. It's not as if you can already start your investment career immediately out of graduation, as you're likely to not have much capital to invest yet.

As for blockchain technology in general — unless it's some sort of computer science class, I don't think it's worth the time to dig too much into blockchain.

The curriculum is the unit upon which education is based, and it shows that the government, particularly the education minister in Argentina, has been very open about the very important Bitcoin students. It is remarkable that making Bitcoin one of the mandatory curriculum would be an educational goal to be achieved. I would like to thank the Argentine government as well as all those who have proposed Bitcoin as an educational curriculum.

It is hoped that this movement will become a movement that can serve as an example for other countries of how important knowledge about Bitcoin is for the future of the younger generation.

This entry in the NGO’s website very briefly describes the project (GT):
https://bitcoinargentina-org.translate.goog/proyecto-escuelas-y-bitcoin/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=wapp

All in all:
-   It´s a joint educational venture involving the said NGO Bitcoin Argentina, Paxful and the Built With Bitcoin Foundation, with a timeframe set for 2022 and 2023.

-   Scope: Teachers, educational institutions, students (last years of secondary school).

-   Target: 40 educational institutions (Schools and such), involving 4.000 students.

-   It looks like the different groups will elaborate educational material themselves as part of their education (I figure there must be some kind of introductory common ground).

The video link is, indeed, a 50+ minute recording of an online event where the project was formally presented. I’ve skimmed through most of the video, and taken the following extracts from the content:

-   The goal is to spread knowledge on the potential of decentralized technologies, with a certain focus on letting people become acquainted with these capabilities and determining their vocation to this industry.

-   To do so, they focus on introducing tools related to decentralized technologies.

-   The program includes some introductory lectures (finance, defi, Bitcoin, etc.), alongside practical workshops on blockchain (perhaps with closer attention to that applicable to each specific group and their environment).

-   Each group will have a mentor from the industry, that will help the group develop material to describe a use case (project) of their interest.

-   The projects are then shared between the schools.

-   The specific group projects start in August 2022, through to end of 2023.

-   They are not going to talk about investments, trading and stuff like that.

-   The projects themselves can be multidisciplinary, not solely focused on technology (i.e. economy, finances, etc. They can be investigation related, or practical, Bitcoin centered or not.

-   The idea is to reach out to schools throughout the country (meaning that likely not all those that want to participate will eventually be able to – i.e. if there is a concentration of demand in  certain region).


I think it’s a fine idea, with an individualized (per school) project based on the schools capabilities, interests, and perhaps surrounding industry.

The above, however, depicts enough to say that the core center is not bitcoin, but rather, any crypto/blockchain related project that the school is actually interested in working on. Each school will have their own custom project.

Education is the foundation of future, and in order to increase the penetration of bitcoin in economy, its very important to educate the young. So its a good start for Argentina and we will see that more schools will follow the suit. The important point to make a note of is about the way it is taught and how educated youth can make new innovative solutions in bitcoin economy.

With inflation above 50% in Argentina, I think they will soon accept bitcoin as legal. Interest in cryptocurrencies has grown in Argentina in recent years, crypto in Argentina are considered to be quite open and do not have any bans. OP has said that 40 high schools will put bitcoin in the curriculum, this is not a test but a mass adoption. I think the Argentine ministry of education has had discussions before and may have gotten the government's approval before they dared to adopt it widely.

I think that it is essential to mention that it's not just the schools but also top universities who have added bitcoins in their curriculum as well. There are also special courses you can do related to bitcoins. For example:
MIT
Havard
Oxford
Cornell
You can read more about each of them here :  https://www.google.com/amp/s/cointelegraph.com/news/top-universities-have-added-crypto-to-the-curriculum/amp (https://www.google.com/amp/s/cointelegraph.com/news/top-universities-have-added-crypto-to-the-curriculum/amp)
Not just that there are also local colleges in places like the UK as well where people are being taught about bitcoins, it's an old news and definitely bitcoins is doing well for the aspirants, even there is news about China developing courses for Blockchain specialization which would eventually help them get higher jobs in the future. It's definitely an interesting aspect and every techno. College must have bitcoins included no doubt.

I agree with you, not only about the crypto knowledge but the financial education. It's crazy that at school they teach you things that we know no one is gonna ever use in their lives unless they choose a very specific path, but something very important like money management is completely ignored.

This is awesome, Great to see that Argentina are taking the bold step to imbedding Crypto-Currency in their Younger ones, by adding it to their curriculum. I believe this would help the future of Argentina in terms of Crypto-currrency, the adoption would be more especially when they young ones learn about Crypto-currency very early, I would love to see other countries around the world emulating this giant steps taking by Argentina.

Yes, this is very good news and will set an example for other countries to incorporate bitcoin or crypto into their high school curriculum.
because bitcoin or crypto is the future they have to know, understand and study and for their future too, Argentina is doing very well and high school is the right choice to educate bitcoin or crypto early on and usually other countries will follow after there is development positive.

While Bitcoin adoption in any shape or form is definitely great, let's not act as if bitcoin has been performing well in this inflation season lol. Though yea sure I guess if Argentina's 50% inflation continues multi-year or if it gets worse, then I guess bitcoin could still outperform their currency.

This news is a positive development in all ramifications. Yes students need to be exposed to financial education, savings and investment, but introducing them to Bitcoin gives them alternative investment opportunities. I am a classroom teacher, I will tell you specifically that 99% of my students know nothing about Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. Regardless of the financial education you give to them, Bitcoin will never be an investment option for them because they are ignorant of its existence. Bitcoin Argentina, Paxful and Built With Bitcoin Foundation  is giving these students and teachers an uncommon opportunity to see the future and take advantage of the opportunities the future offer. I am just wishing that one day government would reconsider its polices on cryptocurrencies and such opportunity would be extended to schools in my homeland.

It's interesting to see this sort of education taking place, but I think the people of Argentina have many other problems that need resolving before stepping to this conclusion. They should really be teaching about the wider blockchain technology in general as that is the underlying and useful architecture to the whole system - a transparent decentralized ledger. I'm not sure how much depth they'll really be going into with this project and it might just be a cursory overview, as there are many financial instruments out there which do not get nearly enough coverage in early education and could be just as useful to learn about as Bitcoin.

Making Bitcoin a legal tender wouldn't help them actually, don't get me wrong, if it was in my power i would wish every country to make Bitcoin a legal tender. But to think about it, a country struggling with inflation wouldn't or rather shouldn't think about accepting an alternative currency, i don't think or see how that can help their situation at all. So i am pretty sure the Argentine government aren't considering the above i'm afraid.

Exactly my thoughts. Too many people don't understand why Bitcoin works in practice and why traditional currencies are outdated. Any courses on Bitcoin needs to include information on various economic theories. Laissez-faire economics/capitalism and supply and demand would be foundational.

Most educational institutions unironically explore Marxism more than they do anything related to free markets. Granted they don't apply to high schools as much, but it's better to highlight cryptocurrency and capitalism at an early age instead of communist indoctrination.

True, however we need to wonder why this is not the case already? If people are going to have to work for most of their life to earn money, then why something like this is not already part of the subjects they have to study?

And at least to me the only conclusion I can reach is that this is by design, in an economic model based on debt and endless consumption then people need to remain ignorant about how to use their money in more effective ways, otherwise we may see a sharp decrease in the consumption of useless products and a lot of people retiring early, which will be good for them but not for the economy.

I know Bitcoin legalization won't completely get Argentina out of inflation, I mean we all know bitcoin has helped a lot of people with steady income jobs and even made a lot of people rich. If the Argentine government legalizes bitcoin, it will contribute to raising awareness among the people and they will be more open to finding jobs related to bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Since then people's income will be better and once people's life is better, inflation will be reduced somewhat.

Its seems that American countries have real attention for the bitcoin adoption in their countries, after what Salvador did now Argentina want to educate children's about bitcoin and crypto which will be a very good for crypto and Argentina children's as well

this is another win on the edge of adoption for bitcoin, when this is imcluded in the high school curriculum, then jt give an early exposure of our young youths the full knowledge about of bitcoin just as in finance and economics which are taught on the fiat application, bitcoin as well will make a huge difference when taught becau its a degital decentralized currency entirely different from fiat amd i appreciate the fact that it was bitcoin introduced and not other crypto which could create a mind stir.

It feels like to me that Argentina is planning something big if 40 high schools are planning to launch bitcoin in their curriculum. I mean education is official government level stuff, you cannot really start making up curriculums based on how school principles/school boards want them to be. As I understand it, if the government of Argentina had a hand in this then there is obviously a future market incoming and they are preparing their citizens for a glorious bitcoin future.

I am quite excited.

 

I would also love to know what the content of this course is, be it the concept of bitcoin, the technology behind and the era of decentralization, or the basics of investing.

It would be better if they applied bitcoin training and a finance and investment course in parallel. Because at this age, students are mature enough to be able to absorb and familiarize themselves with investment tools to make money.

Good to see that school are now adding something useful rather then teaching them fictional stories always and let them be known to financial revolution that can change their life ahead.These topics if are implemented at an early age with proper guidance and showing them how it works will have big impact on them but don't need to burden them by going into too technical parts of it and also teach them investing and using bitcoin which is more important.

Came across the detailing from @DdmrDdmr, and from that it is clear to know everything isn't bitcoin centred. It is multidisciplinary that focus on educating people and the need of decentralised technologies. The interesting thing out of this according to me is the individual project from every group. Maybe this will help the blockchain technology grow stronger with time. Also the project from these kids could evolve as an innovation.

This is really great for the younger people in Argentina, teaching curriculum has become really boring and uninteresting to students these days, some haven't been reviewed in almost a decade. The effect of this new inclusion in curriculum will be seen in a few years time as I believe that as a result of this we should be expecting to see an increase number of persons with expertise in bitcoin and blockchain technology. More schools in Argentina will follow this inclusion I believe,

That's a great step forward by the schools of Argentina to start adding a new curriculum for bitcoin and teaching bitcoin in the high school to the stents because after this, the student can have a better vision form the bitcoin world and surly teaching them about bitcoin this technology will make them intreated into bitcoin so if more school in other countries start doing the same thing for their students I guess this can attract more people and investors to it and we can see more demand on the market from micro investors with is good for bitcoin and people to know the technology of bitcoin, so I hope to see more schools in other countries doing the same thing.

40 high schools isn't as big of a step as some others did (for example, France added Blockchain and cryptos into the overall school curriculum, not as an experiment in a bunch of schools), but it's still better than nothing. And I think the article is right to mention hyperinflation in Argentina as a part of the discussion because the argument is often that fiat is stable, whereas cryptos aren't, but that's not the experience of people in Argentina, and they might thus be more open to cryptos because they've seen the devastation of inflation.The inflation in Argentina (https://www.statista.com/statistics/316750/inflation-rate-in-argentina/) hasn't been good for years, it's not just 2022. While not always 50%, neither is Bitcoin losing 50% every year, and it's not like 35% or 40% inflation is anywhere near normal.

Any news that do correlates with acceptance or integrations or adoptions would be always a good news and we would really be loving to see for it to be seen in future years to come where countries do really

recognize bitcoin and would really be adding it up on a curriculum which would definitely fasten up when it comes to exposure and popularity.Hope that they wont really be emphasizing about its cons, because if
we do really tend to see its benefits and advantages which do really outweighs its negative.

Nice initiative i would say yet this would really be adding or fastening up total exposure and awareness of its existence.

Amazing decision from Argentina government because have 40 high schools launch bitcoin in their curriculum, they have try to teach their student or young generation to know about bitcoin on basic rule. Maybe when pass from senior high school they have knowledge for getting profit at the future with bitcoin for investing. I hope my country can adopt what did by Argentina government where make bitcoin as priority for young generation and give them chance to know detail with bitcoin as digital currency transaction.

Following-up on what I previously wrote on the matter, what is still unclear to me still is how these projects really integrate with the attendant’s curriculum (the formal studies curriculum), if at all in formal terms. 

I’ve gone over most of the video again, and there is no mention to this conforming the school curriculum (i.e. the project being allocated study hours from regular planned subjects). The Q&As session with school representative attendants were rather interested in brainstorming how to sell the project to school directors, as it does require some school resources.

I’ve asked on my local board if anyone from the country knows the degree of flexibility that schools have in terms of integrating these sort of initiatives into the formal curriculum (as opposed to it being a side project to be tackled during extra hours). Let’s see if anyone comes back on this issue.

This is another achievement for bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Good thing that in early age high school students will now be aware about bitcoin and how it works as an investment and as a currency. Who knows in the future they might be those people who will succeed from bitcoin and who will prove that bitcoin is worth to be a global currency in the future.

WOW :o
Truly Argentina has taken an excellent initiative.They will be able to gain a lot of knowledge about Bitcoin at an early age.Since Argentina has taken this initiative, it will be done in all countries gradually.

It looks like they need to educate their young generations because of the surge of its popularity worldwide. They are the first to do this and it seems like they are promoting this kind of new curriculum to attract students from other schools to learn about the new era of the financial system. either way, this kind of promotion is good for the youngster's education since they are no longer looking for some information on the internet instead they are thought in school about in with legit professors.

The people living in this country is wise because they know that bitcoin can save them from the hazards of hyperinflation, which makes them adopt bitcoin. It was mostly the adults or the parent that are using bitcoin but they also want their kids to know the importance of bitcoin, that is why they have this bitcoin education on schools. This is a good news but it wasn't new just in case you didn't know.

There are schools on other countries that already done this thing before but it's nice to know that after a long time, another set of schools in other countries have been added in the list. Indeed this won't end here knowing that bitcoin domination is still unstoppable.

Waw! Thats quite a number of students will be aware of btc very soon, and probably a good number will build a career in blockchain. This is such big news for the crypto community. Am sure this is something other countries will like to emulate. Better to start early to understand blockchain and btc. Very good

It's quite ironic yet very accurate that Argentina is now planning this, because no matter what they have done the problem of their hyperinflation has just not improved at all, this has just created problems in their daily life for such a country a deflationary currency is a really good idea for sometime atleast because the prices of the goods could stabilize as the mentality of the folks shift in the country.

Bitcoin Argentina, a non-profit organisation, has teamed with Paxful and the Built With Bitcoin Foundation to educate kids about the country's greater educational tools (Bitcoin). The initiative will help students understand the importance of Bitcoin and the differences between alternative money systems and standard fiat finance structures.
Can follow the links to read the complete article.
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-argentina-ngo-to-take-crypto-education-to-schools/
https://paxful.com/university/schools-and-bitcoin-project/

High school could be something a bit more difficult, I believe that we should be teaching it to kids in college a lot more. There aren't crypto related classes in not every part of finance related college education. Sure there could be some classes here and there, but it is not for every single person and that is a bit of a problem.

I believe that the best we could do would be to put crypto related classes in all of the finance related college majors and that would be enough. Putting crypto into high school could be too early and I remember my high school years and it wasn't really that ideal and it took a while before I could really understand stuff.

Wow. What a great news for Argentina. High schools consist of student with the age bracket from 10 -20 , their are students who falls in this age some of them won't find it easy to understand bitcoin lessons. For school to really impact knowledge on this high school student,  they should not make bitcoin education to be a compulsory subject for Students, students should choose based on the interest they have for bitcoin.

Exactly, it's way better than nothing because those students anyway will be able to understand and explain what bitcoin is also to their families, friends, etc, and we all have to start somewhere. Also I don't think it's fair comparing Argentina and France, we're talking about 2 completely different countries and economies.

What high school? Junior high school or Senior high school? Or both?
I think Bitcoin is a proper education material for senior high school or university level, it is too early to introduce Bitcoin in Junior high school. Sure, it is good news that Argentina is going to have Bitcoin in its curriculum, but be careful about the risks to money management on Bitcoin investment or trading. Among 4000 students, must be some students who will try to buy and trade Bitcoin as they know it is very potential to gain big profits. The teachers must have a certain approach to prevent them from too high motivation in Bitcoin investment/trading, without sufficient knowledge and a good mentality to invest/trade. I a bit doubt that there will be thousands of students potentially suffering from losses after trying too early attempts on Bitcoin investment/trading.

Argentina have a population of around 46-47 million. Among this half the population is under the age of 30. This means what is being taught now will surely make a big impact in the countries upliftment through technology and economical growth. The country is experiencing hard corruption issues, and students through their learning can come up with a solution through the technology.

great to hear that they are starting early. most countries are integrating crypto and other blockchain related courses during their tertiary education. in time, with all these younger gen, they will be the front runners of their economy. i hope this initiative will eventually assist their country in addressing the corruption issues. we will see the impact in the next years to come. this gen may find better ways how to support themselves and uplift their economy for the better.

Argentina has made a right track by chosing bitcoin to be included in their high schools curriculum, not that the students will only be aware about the importance of bitcoin, but they will also be capable of gaining financial independence in the future through the help of bitcoin. So it's something that the young minds should know, because if the present generation will fail in bringing up financial stability in our country's economic, then the hope will be pass thru in the next generation and knowing they have gained insights on bitcoin, then its will be easier for them to realize that.

Yes, imagine a country where cryptocurrency is being taught in every student, at a young age it can create an interest and will result for them to try to invest in the future. It will help them to manage their asset and help them to succeed. It will be good to the country economy, I just hope that here in my country, it will be teach to every youth as well, so they will have more time for this rather than doing non sense things.

At young age they are been educated with things they need to know since the world is evolving and its good for their government to insert crypto/bitcoin on their curriculum because from this they can teach there students to be literate on this industry and they can avoid being left around once crypto adoption became legal on most of the country. I hope this will also be included on all school in all of the world since children's need to know about this since at early stage of their life for sure they can use this for their own good in future.

It would be good if it would be applied globally but we know that not all corners of the world would really be having that positive views or inputs towards Bitcoin which it wouldnt really be something
new that they would be going against with that idea but for those place who had considered specially on to those pro-bitcoin countries will surely be having these kind of step up which
is really good since it do really add up on overall adoption and recognition which we do really need up.

bitcoin or more generally cryptocurrencies, it is proper to start being taught in schools, especially schools that have a technology and communication base and computer science. even in the field of accounting (economics) must be inserted with this lesson. because after all bitcoin has now entered the realm of the world economy. many people have depended on and run or got into the crypto world for economic reasons.

Are they going to teach them about blockchain or how to invest in bitcoin and those stuffs? This was inevitable but a good thing though. At least the kids will know something about bitcoin and how they work. This will make them aware of the pros and cons of current fiat system vs crypto currencies. And true. It won't end with Argentina, more countries will eventually follow them and more schools will teach those kids about bitcoin. The earlier they start, the better.

And besides it was only at experimental phase but as soon as this becomes a success, chances are that they will add more schools or possibly make btc as a legal course and subject not just on high school but also on grade school or lower and on college or much higher if there's any.

It was mostly on school where we can learn stuffs. This is where it starts, so adding bitcoin on curriculum can be an effective way to introduce btc to the kids and adults. It's better that if they can learn it early because bitcoin as well as blockchain is still on the middle of their run (not too early and not too late) but the more it becomes popular and in demand the more the careers that it will unlock. This is a good livelihood for someone else.

I don't think if investing and trading is part of the project,  the project is more of educating students more about bitcoin and technical aspects of bitcoin,  blockchain,  also educating students about finance.
The people of Argentina have more interest for cryptocurrency,  it is important the young people get education about bitcoin, and other economics related to survive the serious inflation challenge.

Exactly if the curriculum will contain a wide range of other important topics such as the blockchain, fiscal policy, economic derivation and financial education, software development and computer usage and several others. This may be a good move towards financial education if the idea is properly actualize will the right tools in place.

I wish if the same could be done in my country. The more we educate our youth and children about this bitcoin and crypto currecny, the better it will be for us and for our country.
Not only bitcoin should be taught at school, i think the blockchain programming should also be made as a part fo curriculum in higher classes. This also shows that our youth is interested to know and adopt bitcoin.

is bitcoin legalized in argentina? If it's not legalized, can it be included in the school curriculum or bitcoin in the school curriculum to introduce schoolchildren to the dangers of investing in bitcoin?

The Argentine adding Bitcoin into their high school curriculum is a good idea because cryptocurrency is an innovative technology and I could remember when the computer was first introduced then the school add it to their curriculum since it is an innovative technology so adding Bitcoin is the same thing.

You will be surprised that children within the age limit you mention have more comprehensive than adults but they also struggle with keeping them in check at some point so they will be tutored well. However, they are more likely to want their independence and are also influenced by friends. Do you hear the story of the 12 year old boy who became a millionaire through NFT?

They seem to be going to have a second Zoom virtual meetup in a couple of weeks (09/06/2022), where school directors, teachers and pupils are invited to query the leading team about the project. I figure the idea is to get more schools on-board, and since it’s a country wide project in ambition, it’s probably the best way to participate in the subsequent Q&As first hand.

As I mentioned before on this same thread, the previous Zoom meetup made it clear that the project will be different for each school, based on their specific interests, with the idea of being crypto/blockchain related in broad terms, and not specifically centered on bitcoin (despite the global embracing project being called a suggestive "Proyecto Escuelas y Bitcoin!).

See: https://www.eventbrite.com.ar/e/charla-informativa-proyecto-escuelas-y-bitcoin-tickets-345681782517?aff=erelexpmlt

I’ll try to see the recorded event after it takes place, and see if they relayed anything else that is relevant.

Note: I’m still pretty sceptical that this is technically going to be part of the school formal curriculum.

From what I'm noticing right now, the information of cryptocurrency especially bitcoin has circulated round the world to the extent that internet even made speculation to move beyond human imagination. So either the country accept's bitcoin as a legal tender or don't accept bitcoin as legal tender it will not deprived the academia's who wants to include bitcoin as school curriculum won't include it. Yes, it will have more bond when a country legalize it fully, it will not bother universities to input cryptocurrency as one of their academic curriculum. At this point children will like to know the technology behind of building of cryptocurrencies. And in their own time it will not be difficult for them.

The Argentinian government only banned their banks from buying bitcoin and other digital assets. But that doesn't mean that it's entirely ban from their country, so there's specific rule for the ban.

And for this venture of launching it with their curriculum, if it's not legal then it won't be launched. But since it's there, then it means that it's allowed and legal in application.

More of this to come on their country but this should just be part of a curriculum related to economics and financing. Yet, if it's a separate subject, this is a good introduction to the younger ones.

With that, it means that information about bitcoin is already spreading in other countries. I believe that in the next generation bitcoin will be more useful in every business.

I guess other neigboring countries will also adopt this program once it ended up being successful. Not only the students will benefit from this, but even the country itself will have a brighter future ahead knowing these students could be their only hope for their country to improve and prosper through bitcoin. Educating them at their earlier age about how important bitcoin is could lead into digging up their potentials and their interests in bitcoin.

We arent just minding about business but in overall adoption that we are aiming or hoping for. Recognition and awareness do really progress and now that Bitcoin is been taught on curriculum or including it
which would really make awareness even more wider specially on youth which would be aware of its existence and its pros or benefits and of course into its potential earning opportunity.

no wonder some countries have created special curricula for blockchain, specifically bitcoin. right now, crypto is very popular to be discussed, and it could be that out of those 4000 students, some will become crypto developers in the future, who knows. however, this is something that needs to be learned for today's schoolchildren. so that they are familiar with this technology when they see it. right now, there's a lot on the internet about crypto, if they learn about it, maybe they can also make big projects in the future. well, hopefully other countries will also start publishing this curriculum.

It is going to be very difficult for this to happen anytime soon, Argentina is an exception because their economy has been in such a bad shape for so long that the people have no hope at all that the government is going to fix their situation.

So they are always looking for alternatives, and bitcoin has become one of the alternatives they use to try to preserve their wealth, so it seems natural to me they are interested in including bitcoin in the material students have to go through on their high school curriculum.

which is prohibited in argentina transactions using bitcoin, but justify investing bitcoin you mean? In my opinion, if there is no legal regulation from the government, it cannot be introduced to children because it is feared that children will do what is prohibited by the government and will be subject to sanctions. you can cross out because I am new to understanding about crypto rules in argentina.

So this will fall under the finance subject or curriculum or It's a separate subject that specifically tackles Bitcoin alone?
This is kinda interesting to be honest, but they should tackle the general aspect of whole cryprocurrency to guide these children from not investing into a wrong project.
Greed might kick in especially when these highschool kids learn the history of Bitcoin.
Nevertheless, this is a good initiative.

I think it’s so inspirational that Argentina is launching a bitcoin curriculum. So many young people will be future innovators in the cryptocurrency space. These young Argentinians could perhaps be entrepreneurs or future leaders in the new technological revolution we have begun to embark on.

The uses and amazing opportunities of the Blockchain are only beginning to live up to their potential. These students could be the ones to help to dramatically progress this digital revolution.

With the high rate of inflation in the world school don't need to teach students just only bitcoin,  it will be so important if school can teach students on how to make investments , how to save some money, and how to be an entrepreneur. School should give students that economy and business mentality,  not to depend on government for empowerment or job.  School should be able to teach students how to create business.

Learning more about bitcoinand how will you earn from bitcoin at the very young age is such a great blessing. If i am the parent of the following student, i will love it and proud of the school and government for letting them show how bitcoin works and how it is being used as of the moment

Hope that other countries would really make out that kind of consideration on where adding up crypto into their curriculum or just simply focusing directly with bitcoin.
This is the best part on where there are countries which do really see the important of the pro's of bitcoin rather than making themselves focus into its negative or cons.

I do also hope that my country would be offering or letting crypto to be part of the curriculum which would really fasten up the overall adoption and recognition.
This is something a good step which would really make things even more better in terms of exposure and awareness.

The government trust cryptocurrency that much to the point of having a bitcoin curriculum at school. Not all government and school are open in that kind of learning.

These a good news to hear, by introducing bitcoin in high school on the curriculum serve as subject to know the importance of bitcoin and also let everyone know that bitcoin is a digital asset, you can used for online payment goods and services and many more in future time

I guess it won't be part of the official curriculum, since the initiative came from a non-governmental organization. And to be part of the curriculum, a governmental department (educational one) should approve this concept first and then introduce the matter inside a subject like mathematics or hire a specialist to teach. At least, that is my guess, though. Maybe I'm wrong...

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Moreover, Argentina's government discourages crypto usage. That is what they said after sealing a deal with IMF in order to launch a recovery plan for the local devastated economy:

Argentina’s government would 'discourage' crypto usage under proposed IMF deal (https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/138338/argentinas-government-would-discourage-crypto-usage-under-proposed-imf-deal)

interesting, the school is the place for knowledge. The background is the management, and the wise attitude towards the quality young generation in the midst of inflation in the country.

This is an effort that I think is tackling and educating at a sufficient age for economic provision, it is true that if a country's economy can be managed properly it will bring progress and bitcoin can play a role there too.
I hope this positive action can bear fruit, adding a complementary standard.

Of course other countries will follow to provide special education in their schools.
as well as scholarship assistance.hehe

I really appreciate a country that is quicker to put forth efforts and quick steps for a revolution for progress and bitcoin.

Since 2016 Argentina is experiencing hard inflation. This has made more than 37.5% population turn poverty. This has made Argentinian show much interest towards cryptocurrency investment. As a result the cryptocurrency penetration into Argentina is found high compared to the other countries of that region. The increasing usage is out of the belief that it'll help the people overcome the inflation. Now the school education will also help in making cryptocurrency usage in a better way unlike any market fluctuations.

Argentines turn to Bitcoin amid inflation (https://cryptonews.net/news/bitcoin/7400075)

I think this is very correct. It seems to me that in today's world such training plays a rather important role.

It's essential one to learn bitcoin, which is update of technology.Adoption of bitcoin technology was the essential one.When the 40 school involved the bitcoin education, it leads to the new adoption of technology.The school students are the base and the future of our nation.They will start to earn the money from the employment.Later,they will inverse in the bitcoin and in crypto currency for the long run.So they will be the future investors and traders.

A lot of speculation is possible. We can't predict exactly what the future holds. But so far, maybe they will learn a lot about Blokchain Technology, not about trading. Because the scope of bitcoin is very wide and governments in all countries still refuse to make bitcoin an official currency. In addition, I am happy that currently the world of education and countries are starting to open up to learn bitcoin/blockchain. At least this can bring the effect of the name bitcoin becoming more and more known and more and more people are studying it and in the end they are using it.

Really good news for all. Future currency in the world. So every country should involve btc as a subject in their educational curriculum.  Then in our next generation easily know about this future currency.

Secondary  school are great target for  influencing the youngsters to study and use  crypto as they are young,fresh and dedicated.
but i think we need to focus more in Users in which colleges as they are directly involved in doing something good for the community and the market .
But hoping that the world will implement this for bigger and wider views for Bitcoin.

That is a good addition for sure. But kids these days already know a lot about crypto and they even get into trading and investing at a very young age. There is plenty of information online and we don't know which one is true. Now adding crypto into the school curriculum will be a good way to educate them properly with relevant information.

I really do hope that this can make a big difference for the new generations, especially because I love Argentina and it's a pity that they're always in a financial mess. The only problem could be if they actually have the money to risk in bitcoin, because the salaries are low, inflation is high, I'm not so sure that an average Joe is willing to put some bucks in bitcoin, it could be seen as a huge bet.

We can't just ignore the new trend. Perhaps, for 14 years that crypto has been existing, we see bad/good things happen around, it was likely the time to step forward for a better environment where digital currency is worth experiencing. as it was been introduced in school, it was a stepping stone for better knowledge and understanding of crypto and blockchain technology. As the more they grasp the idea about crypto, the more they will appreciate the usefullness of this project.

this is a great development,, and with more and more people teaching bitcoin lessons means in the future bitcoin will be even better, and I think for sure other countries will also adopt more bitcoins and teach bitcoin lessons to, their people.

Hopefully this will spread and be done in other countries as well as on other continents.  Maybe even include it as part of financial literacy in high school and blockchain in college.