Blockchain Basic education for any Citizen

[bitbollo]

Blockchain and related technologies are the Future. Libra is just another confirmation for that theory (if needed), but for sure the biggest one we have ever seen in these days.

I think that Governments of developed Nations MUST add a blockchain course to the basic education of any Citizen... starting from elementary schools, and why not, with some basics concept also in nursery.

A young brain in it's primordial state is the base for any further development. Plus everyone should have this education, like an essential human right.

What do you think?

[mk4]

I think that Governments of developed Nations MUST add a blockchain course to the basic education of any Citizen... starting from elementary schools, and why not, with some basics concept also in nursery.

That's probably a little bit too much.. A blockchain introduction in high school and intermediate in computer courses in college/university should suffice. We don't need to shove the technicalities of blockchain technology on everyone's throats.

[shinharu10282016]

Libra is just like any other cryptocurrency out there. For the UNBANKED. Anyone can actually learn the 5Ws of blockchain technology. To be honest, we should consider more of how people can really benefit from its technology.

[Leh-Meh]

Banking system and financial services must start using blockchain for it to be successful technology. People have lots of other work and jobs.

[jakelyson]

Blockchain and related technologies are the Future. Libra is just another confirmation for that theory (if needed), but for sure the biggest one we have ever seen in these days.

It is true that blockchain is the future but I do not believe that Libra is the best example since it is just another currency. There is more to blockchain than just a  ledger for a currency.

I think that Governments of developed Nations MUST add a blockchain course to the basic education of any Citizen... starting from elementary schools, and why not, with some basics concept also in nursery.

A young brain in it's primordial state is the base for any further development. Plus everyone should have this education, like an essential human right.

An elective course at Senior High or college level should be enough. Studying blockchain should be a choice not forced into students.

[bitbollo]

What I mean is not a technical study, but just the basic information...
What is blockchain and some basic rules (like your key = your bitcoin) (you can delete informations from bitcoin blockchain)....

[Mahanton]

Blockchain and related technologies are the Future. Libra is just another confirmation for that theory (if needed), but for sure the biggest one we have ever seen in these days.

I think that Governments of developed Nations MUST add a blockchain course to the basic education of any Citizen... starting from elementary schools, and why not, with some basics concept also in nursery.

A young brain in it's primordial state is the base for any further development. Plus everyone should have this education, like an essential human right.

What do you think?

Adoption is good but forcing young minds to get involved into this topic or innovative tech then it would be hard.
Lets say that its good for them to learn while they are young but this thing would turn out to be a stressful thing rather
on their part so lets not force it up.

[jakelyson]

What I mean is not a technical study, but just the basic information...
What is blockchain and some basic rules (like your key = your bitcoin) (you can delete informations from bitcoin blockchain)....

If it is just basic information, then a blockchain course is not necessary. They will not go deep into blockchain anyway. Maybe an information dissemination from the goverment is enough. If it triggers curiosity, the student just needs to google it. There is information enough on the internet for basic information about blockchain. The government can set up an elective course for those who really want deep knowledge about blockchain.

[samcrypto]

Banking system and financial services must start using blockchain for it to be successful technology. People have lots of other work and jobs.

I doubt, they will adopt easily because they see big threats on this technology. Imagine, blockchain technology can kill their system and it will be a big loss for them. Libra coin has a good purpose to adopt cryptocurrency especially with Facebook but it looks like the US government are making way now to stop it and for sure there will be a big regulation on a coin like this. We are lucky to have blockchain courses on our local universities and it really working well because many students are now enrolling on that course.

[hatshepsut93]

Blockchain is experimental technology with very little if any impact on real world application. All these companies that announce their plans to use blockchain quickly become suspiciously quiet about it, as if their attempts to implement it failed. So, there's absolutely zero reason to teach blockchain in schools from the perspective of impact - there are many other digital disciplines that are actually important, like cybersecurity, for example.

Also, technologies should be abstracted away from users - it's not necessary to know how hardware and software works to use it, and ideally people shouldn't need to know about blockchain to use blockchain products.

[thecodebear]

I think that Governments of developed Nations MUST add a blockchain course to the basic education of any Citizen... starting from elementary schools, and why not, with some basics concept also in nursery.

That's probably a little bit too much.. A blockchain introduction in high school and intermediate in computer courses in college/university should suffice. We don't need to shove the technicalities of blockchain technology on everyone's throats.

Agreed. I would say a finance course in high school should be required curriculum for everyone, for so many more reasons than learning about bitcoin and crypto. But if like one week of that course went into the basic tenets of cryptocurrencies and bitcoin and the value it has to society that would be sufficient to get people interested and get beyond the "bitcoin is a fraud", "bitcoin is going to zero" nonsense that currently is what constitutes blockchain education for most people who even know what it is.

[darklus123]

Introducing the Blockchain principles to students is actually really good. However, In my opinion it will not properly work if we are going to add this on the Elementary and Jr. High Curriculum as it can be mandatory for all students to take this certain subject but can't actually help them.

Therefore the best option will be introducing it to Sr. Highs and in College. In which students will be able to choose if they get interested with this curriculum by that we can assure that students who were in the curriculum are interested and are willing to learn the blockchain technology

[PDAngel]

Accepting blockchain in the society is good and i think this will be nice for a computer students only because we can not forced student to learn about blockchain technology if they don't like. We have a lot of courses to be choose and it will be great if computer course add a blockchain for subject.

[michellee]

I think that will happen in the future, especially if many of the government accept blockchain and cryptocurrency. They will open a course for the people to learn about cryptocurrency and blockchain so we can hope that there is more expert that could help the growth of the blockchain in the future. With the sound of cryptocurrency that already happens in many countries, I think that moment will happen soon, and it's not taking too long to see it will happen.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Are you sure teaching kids in elementary school about blockchain because that just doesn't seems right. Most of the high school aren't teaching about stocks and that sort of things anyway. They are just teaching about the basics of financial knowledge whereas blockchain is a more complicated than that. Maybe the kids can grasp the knowledge to certain extent but such a thing will be better to be taught at the university instead.

[Lily_Olive]

Yeah  we should improve  the knowldge of cryptocurrency  and blockchain.. there are many  articles  related to blockchain.. we should add this topic in courses..

[Lily_Olive]

What I mean is not a technical study, but just the basic information...
What is blockchain and some basic rules (like your key = your bitcoin) (you can delete informations from bitcoin blockchain)....

This topics should add ?

[Jamjamz30]

Teaching the concept and coding of blockchain technology will certainly be helpful, if not today, in the future. The more and more people having knowledge about blockchain, the more chances that the technology will improve and revolutionize several processes in todays world. This can be compared to cellphone industry when the time that only few companies produce cellphone. Now, a lot of company produce cellphone because the technology is being exposed.

[Allura74]

Teaching the concept and coding of blockchain technology will certainly be helpful, if not today, in the future. The more and more people having knowledge about blockchain, the more chances that the technology will improve and revolutionize several processes in todays world. This can be compared to cellphone industry when the time that only few companies produce cellphone. Now, a lot of company produce cellphone because the technology is being exposed.

Absolutely blockchain technology is essential and everyone should know because the world's train is getting more digitally and almost every transaction was done through digital technology, and the fact is that blockchain gives people life at ease in this fast changing world and the best way to start is to educate the young one's about blockchain technology.

[Pursuer]

Blockchain and related technologies are the Future. Libra is just another confirmation for that theory (if needed), but for sure the biggest one we have ever seen in these days.

the only thing that this new Facebook crap is proving is that blockchain technology has turned into a buzzword that everyone uses whenever they want to make a ton of money in short term and deliver a complete garbage to the users.

I think that Governments of developed Nations MUST add a blockchain course to the basic education of any Citizen... starting from elementary schools, and why not, with some basics concept also in nursery.

it would be good to see that. I think so far the only case I have heard of has been Venezuela that they did it because they were creating their own government coin!