My Bitcoin teaching approach

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It's not bad to tell people about bitcoin in the hopes that it will be of use to them themselves. Education about bitcoin to them is a good part to spread awareness about this currency in society especially for students. I'm very interested in doing the same, but I don't have much time to do it even though I believe I have the ability to tell them the important basics about bitcoin.

OP, I support your efforts, but can you tell me how other students and teachers reacted when they found out that you were teaching bitcoin to your class?

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[Pokapoka124]

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It's not bad to tell people about bitcoin in the hopes that it will be of use to them themselves. Education about bitcoin to them is a good part to spread awareness about this currency in society especially for students. I'm very interested in doing the same, but I don't have much time to do it even though I believe I have the ability to tell them the important basics about bitcoin.

OP, I support your efforts, but can you tell me how other students and teachers reacted when they found out that you were teaching bitcoin to your class?

I haven't started teaching the class yet, it won't come as a surprise to the staff room or the school management. The teachers here are expected to submit their course outline to the Principal within first week of resumption. Rest assured I'm not breaking the rules of the institution. It's been making rounds in the staff room. Some of the other teachers are interested in Bitcoin personally.  For the students reaction, it will be a matter of interest each student has his/her preferences.

[AjithBtc]

It always needs some form of playful techniques to teach them about bitcoin. Maybe something like pass the action fun game you can make some scripts. This will easily gets fixed to the mind. Whether it is a kid or grown up children play way of teaching seems to be better. There were more opportunities available on YouTube as well as on other sources to learn about bitcoin. But, what a teacher taughts them seems to be more effective. So, I appreciate the efforts and do the good for the growth of bitcoin.

[Smartvirus]

Starting with investment options will be a terrible start, you’re teaching teens who are in a curious age where they want to explore. You can’t start by telling them they can make money off bitcoin, the second you do that they think bitcoin is a get rich quick scheme. They can get the wrong idea and start buying shitcoins in hopes of getting rich.

Ye, that should be the goal about it. Not teaching them that you can make money of bitcoin as that could defeat most of the ideas you intend to pass to them. You know teens and how they feel about money, almost like an obsession and would want to make I quick so as to be far above there pals. This could lead them to taking a risky approach towards the study and jump into investing with hopes of some returns in the least possible time.

Should this come out nicely, then you've ended up cornering the student to be more focused on cryptocurrency and put aside other aspects to there studies. Besides, what's the use of getting a degree if notto make money off it...(that would be there thought) because they are making money already.
Should they loose out on there investment, your not so sure they would have the stomach to contain what could amount from loses and you won have just there emotions to contened with but there parents/guardian and the school management. Also, you might have pushed such student far away from cryptocurrency than you would have wished for.

[Quidat]

Wondering what I'm doing here? To give a little back story, I have been assigned to a secondary school (high school for those in the United States) for my national youth service as part of the  mandatory one-year programme for graduates of tertiary institutions. I have been assigned as computer science teacher for the senior class in a school where there are no computers. I guess the students are expected to learn only theory and let their imagination do the rest. I want to give the students a different experience other than the one they are used to. I'm a Bitcoin guy, I wear a Bitcoin shirt to work. I'm practical about bitcoin and want to integrate Bitcoin and crypto as topics in my teaching practice. I am preparing a course outline and borrowed some beginner topics from bitcointalk. I will be borrowing computers from nearby centers for class projects when the time comes. I don't know what to expect from the students, any suggestions will be appreciated.

Its a good gesture or initiative on including bitcoin into your lectures which would really be helping out in overall adoption and recognition which we do all need for this market to become more bigger
and bigger in the near future.I dont see anything lacking into your plans on teaching those students and as long you do stick into the basics on how bitcoin works and its utility and
opportunity then it would really be that impossible that no one would able to make some in depth research to it.

[PX-Z]

If the topic is somewhat related, or thing that you can insert, blockchain technology as an example then try to give them examples about it since blockchain like its security is somewhat related to CS. Talking about bitcoin is talking about financially related topic, unless you're going to explain the technicalities which is a bit complicated.

[Hypnosis00]

I have been assigned as computer science teacher for the senior class in a school where there are no computers. I guess the students are expected to learn only theory and let their imagination do the rest.

I can't just imagine how to teach computer-related work if we don't have computers? This never works, honestly. Not even I expect students will learn theory from it as in this particular subject must need an actual scenario.

I want to give the students a different experience other than the one they are used to. I'm a Bitcoin guy, I wear a Bitcoin shirt to work. I'm practical about bitcoin and want to integrate Bitcoin and crypto as topics in my teaching practice. I am preparing a course outline and borrowed some beginner topics from bitcointalk. I will be borrowing computers from nearby centers for class projects when the time comes. I don't know what to expect from the students, any suggestions will be appreciated.

That's it, it is too hard to explain something like Bitcoin if we can't show them. Perfectly idea to borrow computers so there is no reason for the student to just use their time imagining what it looks like.

Since you have use computer, you can expect them had learned something for the topic but we couldn't think that they absorb everything. They actually need more sessions for them to get more ideas and understand the concept of Bitcoin.

[verita1]

The idea of teaching bitcoin to high school kids is a good idea, but their principals must agree that you will teach them. If they accept and solve the problem that there are no computers, your mission will be successful.
A support can also be that you teach about bitcoin from a mobile is also very easy and perhaps young people have more within their reach.
You encourage me with your joy and it makes me think that we are protagonists of a good change for the new generations.
Please update the thread with your experience with the boys. It would be great to know the results.

[Ahli38]

it's a good job and opportunity to introduce crypto especially bitcoin to students.

approach to youth is urgently needed.

You can start with a provocative question. what do students think about the presence of electronic money? and give an example?

then I'm sure there will be students who answer in the direction of bitcoin. and after that it will be easier to explain further.

I used to teach students although not for long because I decided to quit teaching.

My delivery method in providing education always begins with light conversation, continues with provoking questions and measures the extent to which students know what I am about to convey.

[Wimex]

It seems bad to me that the school where you work does not have enough supplies to supply the correct implements for a better education and even more so in the case of a school in the United States... But well, I don't know what problems they may have. Changing the subject, I am very happy with what you are doing, it seems to me a very ethical and admirable act, any teacher could teach the basics and leave it there. But the best teachers are those who go beyond traditional teaching, and much more so if what you are teaching is really going to serve those students for their future.

Enseñarles de Bitcoin es una buena forma de forjar grandes emprendedores. Curiosamente me recordaste a una artículo que habían comentado por aquí en BitcoinTalk

Article what do I mean: https://journaltime.org/finance/cryptocurrency/bitcoin/in-40-schools-in-argentina-young-people-will-learn-about-bitcoin/

I would like to know what learning methods you will use to teach them about Bitcoin.

[tygeade]

Teaching computer science without computers wouldn't do much good, I hope you can borrow those computers you say. Where you live, do the students have a mobile phone with an internet connection? I think everyone has one nowadays. I say this because for them to get an idea of what bitcoin is, they should have experience with the internet.

We had something like this when we were kids. Not that we were learning "computers" but basically the code itself, without computers, so we failed to do what we learned but there was just one computer which belonged to the teacher (well to the school) and we all did our best on that. It is not as bad as you might imagine because it did allow us to learn the basics of it.

When you are at an age where you barely learn what life is about, learning basics of computers is enough. However, I do wish that the whole world would have computers and mobile phones and all the food and clothes and shelter there is and nobody ever needs anything, sometimes it is not available and that is an unfortunate life.

[Mpamaegbu]

OP, go ahead with your aspiration to teach Bitcoin to them. The students should love it, provided you're going to make it less confusing like mathematics. You know how students dread maths; it will be better you teach them aspect of Bitcoin that will interest them. The interest will then spur them up to further research on it. You should start with the financial capabilities of Bitcoin or entirely dwell on that aspect. It should interest them. Most students don't like anything that will stress their reading habit. Just go light with them. Again, don't panic that the school authority will prevent you from doing that. Just let them know what you want to do and ensure that you cover the school curriculum and your work load. They will be fine with it. I'm talking from experience.

[Pokapoka124]

Their are so many things for you to introduce to them about bitcoin , atleast the basic things you need to teqch them. Make them understand that bitcoin is not a money making machine that can make one to be rich within a short time. Also, teaching them the risk behind Bitcoin and how to manage risk. It is also important to teach them how to avoid scams as young bitcoiner, their are many ways beginners can be scammed , from what you have experienced from scammers you should be able to teach them. Give them lesson how to secure wallets and how to keep seed phrase in the proper way. This are some of the important things they neeed to know about bitcoin.

As a rule of thumb, I never introduce Bitcoin to newbies as an investment opportunity it can be quite disastrous to do so. I will be teaching the students the basics, wallets and wallet security, how to send and receive bitcoins.
For Satoprincess suggestion concerning the Economics teacher, I talked with her and fortunately she's open minded, and is researching on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies on her own time.

[BIT-BENDER]

We are from the same country mate, so I understand what program you are running, firstly you probably dealing with teenagers and from my experience with them it require apt concentration and good follow up, teenagers are very curious especially to the easy way out and most time it’s the back door. I once talked to a group of teenagers in my street about Bitcoin in a hurried manner and rather than be interested in the real value of Bitcoin they asked how they asked if Bitcoin can be used in a negative way (Scam) not until I settled down and gave them a true lecturing of Bitcoin and crypto. My first advice to you is to let them know that what the underworld and streets has painted bitcoin as isn’t what it’s really meant for, explain to them the dangers of using Bitcoin negatively this is very important and never shy away from it. And they rest of the lecturing is based on your experience and research.

[pawanjain]

Wondering what I'm doing here? To give a little back story, I have been assigned to a secondary school (high school for those in the United States) for my national youth service as part of the  mandatory one-year programme for graduates of tertiary institutions. I have been assigned as computer science teacher for the senior class in a school where there are no computers. I guess the students are expected to learn only theory and let their imagination do the rest. I want to give the students a different experience other than the one they are used to. I'm a Bitcoin guy, I wear a Bitcoin shirt to work. I'm practical about bitcoin and want to integrate Bitcoin and crypto as topics in my teaching practice. I am preparing a course outline and borrowed some beginner topics from bitcointalk. I will be borrowing computers from nearby centers for class projects when the time comes. I don't know what to expect from the students, any suggestions will be appreciated.

That's fantastic. The mere thinking that you are keen on making your students learn more about technology shows how good you are as a person.
There are many courses online that you can refer to and include it in your program.
Also, if you don't have much resources for the computers then you can get one laptop/computer and tell your students to operate it taking turns one by one.
This way all your students will be able to access a computer at least for a specific time.

[Pokapoka124]

That's fantastic. The mere thinking that you are keen on making your students learn more about technology shows how good you are as a person.
There are many courses online that you can refer to and include it in your program.

Can you recommend some of these online courses you think might be useful. Thank you.

Also, if you don't have much resources for the computers then you can get one laptop/computer and tell your students to operate it taking turns one by one.
This way all your students will be able to access a computer at least for a specific time.

There are thirty five students in a class. One computer won't do it, I will try to get at least 5 PCs for class projects. My PC is available so I have one already. The remaining four won't be much of a problem as long as I promise to return them in good condition.

[boyptc]

I've got professors when I was on college that they're inserting topics that are not related to our discussion. So, I guess if you're finished with the topic that you have and you still have enough time.

You can discuss and talk about it with your class and that's a very well initiative that you have. Aside from your PC, I think you have your laptop with you so while waiting for those computers, you can have the demo through it and that's much better than having nothing.

[ShowOff]

When you have a good initiative for your students, then continue that effort and start with the simplest way. I don't think the OP will force his desire to continue teaching bitcoin to students who may not be interested in learning it, but I'm just concerned about how the OP can convince students to be interested not just about making money but more about the technicalities of bitcoin itself.

It is common that everyone will like money, even if it is a student. Here everyone needs to be aware of the possible initial effect that they start learning to make money where they put aside studying for knowledge. When they start to focus on making money then I'm sure their study focus on other subjects might decrease, but maybe I'm a little paranoid about that possibility.

[serjent05]

Actually you are supposed to work under the command of the colleague curriculum to impact perfect knowledge to the offsprings,

The higher-ups think that the curriculum is the most perfect approach but we all know that there is more way than what they propose.  I also believe that OP must not deviate from the given curriculum so that the student won't have any shock or confusion about the new knowledge OP will bring.  He must introduce Bitcoin knowledge carefully and must put a thorough study on how he will integrate Bitcoin as if it is part of the given curriculum.  Given the subject is computer science, I believe OP will be tackling the technical aspect of BTC.

[roslinpl]

All the people in the forum now will had some knowledge about the crypto currency.But all are at the starting level will learn as like you.In bitcoin,trading can be learned only by the practice or by trading of the coin.You can learn more about the crypto currency from the beginners thread by the old people.We had made enough post to learn more about the crypto currency.