Invitation to teach Bitcoin in a school

[Agbe]

Wow!!! Frankolala, what a wonderful work done. I really appreciate what you have done like me. Your birthday gift is nice. You really tried by introducing bitcoin to the school. Your effort will not be forgotten. Keep up the fire. Let the fire burning to everyone in your locality. Mostly the market women. Teaching bitcoin in school is one of the best things every teacher should do because the spreading of bitcoin to everyone is needed. According to a saying that "teachers reward is in heaven" but I don't believe that, that is true. Your reward will given on Earth. Please also look for a way to teach them the practical aspect of the theory. So that can or will understand well the topic. Bitcoin classes need practical. If there is no practical, most of them will not understand your teaching. Even phone use it for the practical aspect.

Happy birthday.

[Detritus]

Back then in primary school, my teacher will always sing to us that "children are the leaders of tomorrow". If children are the leaders of tomorrow I believe they are meant to be taught the right thing that will help their future. Since those student are getting  to learn Bitcoin at their age, is really going to do them good.
You are fabulous 🤩 OP, and happy birthday to you.

[Esther C]

Two weeks ago,I posted a thread on the forum about spreading Bitcoin awareness in my area and my place of work,which I shared flyers to people in my area about teaching Bitcoin, so that anyone interested can easily contact me. This innovation has started yielding good friuts. One evening I received a call from a lady I don't know,she asked if she was speaking to the person that his contact was on the flyer,I said yes. She introduced herself to me as Mrs Susan Wilson, then said she will love to see me so that we can discuss. This woman is a proprietress  to one of the private schools in my area called Legacy Comprehensive College, we booked an appointment to my own convinent time which she was OK with.
   The next day I went to see her in office, to my greatest surprise she told me to teach her students in the senior secondary school about Bitcoin. I was astonished and marvel on her initiative for her students to learn Bitcoin in school. I then asked her about her knowledge in bitcoin, she said it was her husband that told her alittle about bitcoin. After much discussions she concluded by saying, she wants the best for her school and to create a difference in the area by teaching them more about reality of life than just books. She also asked how much will she pay for the class and I told her that its a voluntary service.

   We fixed a date for that class but because of my busy schedule with work,It didn't work out. On Sunday evening Mrs Susan Wilson called again, saying that hope I will be able to come the next day which was yesterday for the class that she has already informed the students. I thought of it and told her that I will come on Tuesday which is today. Yesterday I met with my boss and told him I will becoming three hour late to work today which he permitted me.

   Today being Tuesday 20th of September is my birthday so I voluntarily taught the students of Legacy Comprehensive College,SSS2 class Bitcoin, as my birthday gift to them. It was really a wonderful day, teaching these lovely and brilliant students  about bitcoin,even a staff of the school also joined in the class, he said he loves to learn something new as a teacher. A lot of questions was been asked by the students,a girl even asked how can you own a bitcoin which I told them all they need to know about bitcoin excluding the investment aspect, the class lasted for one and half hour. This is my first time to teach Bitcoin in school, after the class I saw that the students were so excited learning something new.
    
   Mrs Susan Wilson is the lady beside me, she pleaded with me to come back and take them the practical class on Bitcoin that the school has a computer lab.
My birthday was fun teaching these students,I had to take this pictures for remembrance and to also show to forum members to update you about  this. I need your contributions or observations,advice to my passion of spreading Bitcoin in my locality.


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To be honest, I might be the only one who feels this way but I don’t see how this is necessary. Which money would they use to invest after they’ve been taught?

[goldkingcoiner]

Two weeks ago,I posted a thread on the forum about spreading Bitcoin awareness in my area and my place of work,which I shared flyers to people in my area about teaching Bitcoin, so that anyone interested can easily contact me. This innovation has started yielding good friuts. One evening I received a call from a lady I don't know,she asked if she was speaking to the person that his contact was on the flyer,I said yes. She introduced herself to me as Mrs Susan Wilson, then said she will love to see me so that we can discuss. This woman is a proprietress  to one of the private schools in my area called Legacy Comprehensive College, we booked an appointment to my own convinent time which she was OK with.
   The next day I went to see her in office, to my greatest surprise she told me to teach her students in the senior secondary school about Bitcoin. I was astonished and marvel on her initiative for her students to learn Bitcoin in school. I then asked her about her knowledge in bitcoin, she said it was her husband that told her alittle about bitcoin. After much discussions she concluded by saying, she wants the best for her school and to create a difference in the area by teaching them more about reality of life than just books. She also asked how much will she pay for the class and I told her that its a voluntary service.

   We fixed a date for that class but because of my busy schedule with work,It didn't work out. On Sunday evening Mrs Susan Wilson called again, saying that hope I will be able to come the next day which was yesterday for the class that she has already informed the students. I thought of it and told her that I will come on Tuesday which is today. Yesterday I met with my boss and told him I will becoming three hour late to work today which he permitted me.

   Today being Tuesday 20th of September is my birthday so I voluntarily taught the students of Legacy Comprehensive College,SSS2 class Bitcoin, as my birthday gift to them. It was really a wonderful day, teaching these lovely and brilliant students  about bitcoin,even a staff of the school also joined in the class, he said he loves to learn something new as a teacher. A lot of questions was been asked by the students,a girl even asked how can you own a bitcoin which I told them all they need to know about bitcoin excluding the investment aspect, the class lasted for one and half hour. This is my first time to teach Bitcoin in school, after the class I saw that the students were so excited learning something new.
    
   Mrs Susan Wilson is the lady beside me, she pleaded with me to come back and take them the practical class on Bitcoin that the school has a computer lab.
My birthday was fun teaching these students,I had to take this pictures for remembrance and to also show to forum members to update you about  this. I need your contributions or observations,advice to my passion of spreading Bitcoin in my locality.

Happy Birthday, OP! May you live a healthy, bitcoin filled life.

As to your classes -
I have some ideas for you, if you like:

• I think if you post your teaching materials and teaching plans in this thread, we can help you with fine-tuning the details. Brainsourcing from Bitcointalk can be a quite powerful teaching tool, I believe.
• A good idea would be teaching them risk management and not to sell on emotion first and foremost. Or they might lose all their money like panicky newbies.
• Also, if you gather donations for, lets say, about $1-5 worth of Bitcoin to each student, they can explore how Bitcoin works for themselves. (Think of it as homework which also gives rewards)

[CryptoPanda]

Happy birthday OP, I can’t think of a better way for a bitcoiner to spend his birthday you are doing a good service to the students.

To be honest, I might be the only one who feels this way but I don’t see how this is necessary. Which money would they use to invest after they’ve been taught?

Bitcoin isn’t an investment scheme. There are people who see bitcoin as only investment, there are others who are much more concerned about the technology and the mission of a decentralized digital currency. The knowledge being passed to these students at this early stage will be their crypto foundation.

[Detritus]

To be honest, I might be the only one who feels this way but I don’t see how this is necessary. Which money would they use to invest after they’ve been taught?

Esther C, I think you need to take a look at the economic situation at current and you will understand the necessity of teaching those student about Bitcoin. I really can not tell how old you are now or your level of study, but imagine if you had learn about Bitcoin  6 years back, either in secondary school or social gatherings and you bought then?
 Is better they learn about Bitcoin now. forget about the money they can use to invest. Assuming I am one of those student, I can beg my parents to assist me with little money and I will use it to invest.  Recession is striking so hard and everyone needs to learn what can help them earn a living.

For example: during the COVID-19 pandemic, my state was on lock down and I was stoped from work with little pay. I had to feed from my Bitcoin investment. Imagine if I had not known anything about crypto currency? Perhaps if I had not invested into Bitcoin before then, I might have even spent all the money invested into Bitcoin.

[topman21]

There will come a time when everyone will have knowledge about Bitcoin.As the country is developing, the standard of living of the people is improving.People will want what people think easily now.But in the future Bitcoin will take place in everyone's mind and will spread all over the world.But best wishes and love to everyone who is working on such steps in the school.Such initiative is the best initiative to make Bitcoin stronger.

[adzino]

That's a good initiative taken by the school to make the kids aware of bitcoin and crypto currencies. Hope you didn't get too much into complicated aspects of crypto currencies.

By the way, volatility isn't a feature of bitcoin. Probably a feature of "any" market, but not specific to bitcoin. Also, if you lose your "password" you don't lose your coins as long as you have access to your private keys or the phrase.

[bitterguy28]

Congratulations mate this is another dreams come true , because i am dreaming of teaching younger generation about how and what bitcoin is all about and you made it come true with your Birthday gift for those student .

Happy birthday also and hope to see more of this from you since you are showing best interest of bitcoin for the future in your community .

Hoping also that you will become a Bitcoin motivational speaker as your future ahead is great for the whole crypto community , Keep it up mate.

[rodskee]

Lucky for you to have this opportunity , though I have been seeing almost the same cases these days , that people from this community extending their knowledge sharing from outside the forum to their near by places .
but this is also a good initiative of giving as your Birthday celebration be awarded for teaching student about the use of bitcoin.
thanks for that and I salute you for this action .

[Don Pedro Dinero]

To be honest, I might be the only one who feels this way but I don’t see how this is necessary. Which money would they use to invest after they’ve been taught?

If your pipsqueak brain would think instead of talking nonsense, it wouldn't think about whether it's necessary or not, it would think about how positive it is. There are many things that are not necessary that have a very positive impact on society.

In this case I thank the OP for teaching about bitcoin in that school on his birthday. I live in a developed country and I can't even imagine something like that happening here. I'm sure we would have complaints.

As far as I can see that school is in Nigeria, and although it is a less developed country, and despite having a government against it, the use of bitcoin is quite widespread, so as soon as those students get their first jobs it is very likely that they will use bitcoin.

[worle1bm]

I feel really happy to see such threads where bitcoin teaching is given to some students making them aware about the current financial technology we are in and true power of decentralisation.Also appreciate the women who asked you to be part of it and helping children to learn something really new and useful for their future lives.We should always take steps to help these children who don't have access to technology but education is the thing which should be given to all.

To be honest, I might be the only one who feels this way but I don’t see how this is necessary. Which money would they use to invest after they’ve been taught?

It's not about investment obviously but more importantly awareness to the children and giving them education on the topic which is entirely new for them.But if we say practically third world countries lag smart phone usage and internet facility also being in low income segment so does it mean they should not be given education about it also?

[ChiNgadOr]

This is a great innovation especially for those that are still coming up to learn about Bitcoin and how to save their funds using the Bitcoin network than normal fiat. This is a great attempt to spread Bitcoin to others so that they can learn about how it works which could make Bitcoin more popular and known.
I don't know how frequently op will keep teaching the students about Bitcoin but this need to be a consistent efforts so that those that had been thought would not see it as a joke or easily forget about it since they don't know how to buy it and save it securely.

[dlightag]

That's a good idea, by teaching secondary school students about Bitcoin as a digital assets payment, through investment and trading, while mining as well to earn Bitcoin, and this will give many of them opportunity to be educated and Bitcoin, which as lattle as secondary school students to invest on on Bitcoin worth of $50 and hold, after his/her educational level, which takes eight to ten years from now, the Bitcoin we grow on imaginable as a return investment profit.

[Kelvinid]

That was a welcoming event for crypto and I see how many wanted to know more about Bitcoin and are willing to spend their time learning. I really appreciate what you did OP and I say that only a few people have that kind of passion and willingness to teach people who have the desires to learn about this. I know it was a big success and hoping for these people will gain more interest in investing in crypto and make their long journey here as well.

Likely, if this will actually been done is school, more and more people will adopt Bitcoin and fully understand how it works and its importance.

[cheezcarls]

Two weeks ago,I posted a thread on the forum about spreading Bitcoin awareness in my area and my place of work,which I shared flyers to people in my area about teaching Bitcoin, so that anyone interested can easily contact me. This innovation has started yielding good friuts. One evening I received a call from a lady I don't know,she asked if she was speaking to the person that his contact was on the flyer,I said yes. She introduced herself to me as Mrs Susan Wilson, then said she will love to see me so that we can discuss. This woman is a proprietress  to one of the private schools in my area called Legacy Comprehensive College, we booked an appointment to my own convinent time which she was OK with.
   The next day I went to see her in office, to my greatest surprise she told me to teach her students in the senior secondary school about Bitcoin. I was astonished and marvel on her initiative for her students to learn Bitcoin in school. I then asked her about her knowledge in bitcoin, she said it was her husband that told her alittle about bitcoin. After much discussions she concluded by saying, she wants the best for her school and to create a difference in the area by teaching them more about reality of life than just books. She also asked how much will she pay for the class and I told her that its a voluntary service.

   We fixed a date for that class but because of my busy schedule with work,It didn't work out. On Sunday evening Mrs Susan Wilson called again, saying that hope I will be able to come the next day which was yesterday for the class that she has already informed the students. I thought of it and told her that I will come on Tuesday which is today. Yesterday I met with my boss and told him I will becoming three hour late to work today which he permitted me.

   Today being Tuesday 20th of September is my birthday so I voluntarily taught the students of Legacy Comprehensive College,SSS2 class Bitcoin, as my birthday gift to them. It was really a wonderful day, teaching these lovely and brilliant students  about bitcoin,even a staff of the school also joined in the class, he said he loves to learn something new as a teacher. A lot of questions was been asked by the students,a girl even asked how can you own a bitcoin which I told them all they need to know about bitcoin excluding the investment aspect, the class lasted for one and half hour. This is my first time to teach Bitcoin in school, after the class I saw that the students were so excited learning something new.
    
   Mrs Susan Wilson is the lady beside me, she pleaded with me to come back and take them the practical class on Bitcoin that the school has a computer lab.
My birthday was fun teaching these students,I had to take this pictures for remembrance and to also show to forum members to update you about  this. I need your contributions or observations,advice to my passion of spreading Bitcoin in my locality.


 


  


  


  



  

  

  

It’s great to see someone like you being passionate to educate the masses about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Keep doing that not just for schools, but for communities around the corner who were either uninformed or misinformed about Bitcoin.

I might be returning to become a keynote speaker in some universities again in probably a month or two, depending on the arrangement and schedule with the help of my new colleagues. Since we’re moving on from COVID-19 and may likely be just turning into an endemic later on, it’s time to get back into action to something that I am passionate on which is to be on the stage again in front of the students and the community to educate them about Bitcoin.

[Leviathan.007]

Very good job and I wish you success with this, recently we see many people teaching bitcoin in many places like schools and even church to other people which is nice to see especially when we see people are doing this for free, in my idea you could give some free food and free money to these people and help them have a better day but instead of that you are giving them free knowledge about sometimes they can earn money from it which is much better than doing anything else, I hope to see even more of this event but from the government's side in schools.

[Zlantann]

My birthday was fun teaching these students,I had to take this pictures for remembrance and to also show to forum members to update you about  this. I need your contributions or observations,advice to my passion of spreading Bitcoin in my locality.

You did a good job Frankolala and the impact of this selfless service might not be evident now but in a few years, the effect would be glaring. You might have ignited the zeal of most of these students to begin to appreciate and study further about Bitcoin. Your service is selfless because, from the picture, it is clear that most of the students are from low-income homes because the schools lack basic amenities. This shows that nobody is paying you for this service but one day these students would remember your kind gestures and reward you for it.  I have been teaching for over 10 years and I sometimes see my students unexpectedly paying my bills on public buses or even in restaurants. Even one of my students has promised to change my car. Bro. keep the fire of selfless service burning.

The practical class is important but before the class introduce them to privacy and cybersecurity. They should not also invest in Bitcoin until they have understood risk management. They must also know that Bitcoin is not a get rich quick scheme but a viable alternative to fiat and a good investment platform. Most of them are teenagers, hence you can advice them to introduce Bitcoin to their parents. They must also know the difference between Bitcoin and other shitcoins. They must know that if it is not Bitcoin, it is shitcoins.   

[romero121]

In Africa the adoption is taking place in a much faster way than the other part of the world. It shows, this part of the world is in much need of bitcoin against the inflated currencies. Many African countries have good resources, but the corruption and the worst management makes survival difficulties.

Suzan needs to be given credit, because she had the mind to accept technology. If not, she could've just ignored and left. The need of students is well understood and the needful is done through people who are good in it.

[Zilon]

In Africa the adoption is taking place in a much faster way than the other part of the world. It shows, this part of the world is in much need of bitcoin against the inflated currencies. Many African countries have good resources, but the corruption and the worst management makes survival difficulties.

Africans are left with no other choice than to embrace this adoption because it's not just inflation that has eaten up her economy but also poor standard of living and the only hedge over inflation has it stands is Bitcoin to a large extent.

Suzan needs to be given credit, because she had the mind to accept technology. If not, she could've just ignored and left. The need of students is well understood and the needful is done through people who are good in it.

Accepting technology at her age in Africa is something to reckon. Many of her age grade still believe it must always be done the traditional way of banking and keeping your funds with the government for safety. It takes an open mind of her age to embrace a currency that has no physical representation which is something worthy of full credit