Bitcoin as a core subject in our schools - Good or bad idea?

[Mrbluntzy]

Question - Do you think Bitcoin should be made a core subject in our schools?

Where you taught Bitcoin in school before you were able to have the knowledge about Bitcoin investment?

There are millions of people who are Bitcoin investors and yet they did not learn about Bitcoin in any school institutions. Why should Bitcoin be included as a core subject in the schools where there are important course they must learn about. There is financial accounting, economic management, Business studies and so many other course to be learned about and not learning Bitcoin in school.

[Blitzboy]

Try to fit all crypto and blockchain into a Bitcoin-only class. That limits us, guy. This technology is transforming how we view money, the internet, and the system! Zoom out and teach kids the larger picture. Decentralization, currencies, and digital privacy are covered. This is about giving our students the mental tools to thrive in a world that's changing quicker than we think, not only investing.

Teaching the full system generates thinkers, not simply Bitcoin traders. The world requires adaptable, connected people. This comprehensive understanding will help pupils grasp how crypto affects global economies and possibly future governments. This generation may shape tech, not simply use it!  We do more than teach children about money; we empower them to improve their future.

[AVE5]

Do not discriminate or underrate the potentials of what's being thought in the schools. It doesn't matter if the knowledge of the days at schools is being recycled.
Op, you must understand that there's a great height of importance about recalling histories that people of the next generations are deemed to be aware about. Yes no all past events are worth trashing just because there's a trending even.
The above of financial policies of management, economy and investments aren't limited of being thought in the schools and it's not affordable to about them for other trending reasons.

Bitcoin as a core field of studies in the school is a good idea but right in the currently World of today where the government who oversees the academies in both private and government institutions wouldn't let that come through when they already find bitcoin as a core Crypto currency of being a threat to their self interest in the global economy attributes due the fact that it's a non custodian financial system.
I don't see that accreditation happening soon with the current generational governments. Maybe that'd happen if the next generations would have that positive impacts to respect personal opinions and embracing Privacies unlike the current generation does.

[Rockstarguy]

Question - Do you think Bitcoin should be made a core subject in our schools?

It won't be bad if bitcoin becomes a subject in our school,  but if bitcoin becomes a subject in school it should not be a compulsory subject rather a subject that students would choose by choice because when bitcoin is forced on people their is nothing positive that can be achieved.  Left for me alone I don't think it is very important for school to make bitcoin a subject because I feel people needs to learn basic arithmetic and economics to understand what is money and how to manage money. Bitcoin is very common for someone to learn,  it is easy to get understanding of bitcoin even without going to school.  

Whether bitcoin becomes a subject in school or not people will still get to know it more and people will still try their best to understand  it well, making a subject in school won't change anything.

[Plaguedeath]

Good idea, at least it's better than LGBT subject.

There's no limit for teachers to teach their children, Bitcoin is one among many legit investments that people can choose, so if they interested with Bitcoin, they will buy it and able to grow their money.

There are many unimportant subjects that been taught in school, if those unimportant subjects always been taught, Bitcoin should get it's own place too.

[ultrloa]

Question - Do you think Bitcoin should be made a core subject in our schools?

It won't be bad if bitcoin becomes a subject in our school,  but if bitcoin becomes a subject in school it should not be a compulsory subject rather a subject that students would choose by choice because when bitcoin is forced on people their is nothing positive that can be achieved.  Left for me alone I don't think it is very important for school to make bitcoin a subject because I feel people needs to learn basic arithmetic and economics to understand what is money and how to manage money. Bitcoin is very common for someone to learn,  it is easy to get understanding of bitcoin even without going to school.  

Whether bitcoin becomes a subject in school or not people will still get to know it more and people will still try their best to understand  it well, making a subject in school won't change anything.

All good if the teacher discussing that have proper knowledge about bitcoin and can explain well every topic that needed to discuss. But if the teacher doesn't have a experience and they are only basing their teachings on the books they read then maybe we can't see any good effects for young individual to gain in that cases.

So to make everything works well then I guess it also need proper training for educators so that they would not miss those critical information need to discuss and they don't do any short cut on teaching so the children listening it could fully understand on what they are discussing. This is really a good initiative to be added and for adding bitcoin learnings on school can increase something awareness of people that bitcoin exist and they can gain a good opportunity if they eager to enter in the industry and try to find something that they can take advantage on.

[kryptqnick]

I believe that there are old but still relevant concepts that must be taught at school. But, of course, it's also important to teach something new, so that the new generations have the skills and knowledge that's relevant in the contemporary world.
I think that Bitcoin should be a part of school curriculum, but that's not the same as Bitcoin being a school subject, let alone a core subject. Instead, Bitcoin should be taught as a part of the subject that covers finances (Economics, Financial Literacy, or however it's called in a particular country at schools). Children still need to understand money in general, and have some basic knowledge about banks, loans, fiat, etc.

[Stepstowealth]

Question - Do you think Bitcoin should be made a core subject in our schools?

Where you taught Bitcoin in school before you were able to have the knowledge about Bitcoin investment?

Instead of waiting for schools to teach your kids about bitcoins, you can do that yourself and teach them at the right age when you know that they are ready to learn. Schools do not teach everything, and as a parent, you need to be responsible for teaching your child somethings because there is joy in it.
You will be proud as a father, if you were the one who taught your child to drive a car, or showed him how to swim etc. There is also joy if as a parent you are the one who introduced your kids to bitcoins and investing in it, something that can give them financial freedom tomorrow.

[SamReomo]

Question - Do you think Bitcoin should be made a core subject in our schools?

I believe it's better to let Bitcoin as part of economics in current schooling system because it would not be a good way to represent it as a new subject. We all know that Bitcoin is fully decentralized finance system and regulated bodies don't really want decentralized systems to grow.

Schools are parts of the centralized system where there work under a government and they have to take permissions for everything. In some countries even private schools have to ask for permissions to get things done. It will create problems for the schools to teach Bitcoin directly to the students.

I know it's a good approach to promote awareness regarding Bitcoin but still I don't think that such approach would be helpful at all in current political and educational systems.

[Zoomic]

Schools will never teach children how to invest in viable assets from their early years. Maybe they are scared these children might become wise since they already know how to make money and become rich, then eventually lose interest in formal education. There are many physical assets and even digital assets like Bitcoin the children can learn, but their is nowhere in the schools' curriculum where these children are taught how to invest in them and make money.  It becomes even worst now that the governments of most of the countries are fighting against Bitcoin, they would rather continue to keep the children in the dark until these children grow up and find out by themselves.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with teaching the the children deep financial literacy through subjects like Bitcoin because it will help the children not to struggle financially in the future. Since it is very obvious that the government will not let these children know these things in schools, it is now left for every parent to impact these knowledge in their children from home so the children will grow with it and invest if they want.

[Bushdark]

Learning about Bitcoin should be a personal idea and not everyone to be involved since many countries are still thinking of accepting Bitcoin or not. People can easily learn about Bitcoin at their own pace and bring it as a core subject in junior school is irrelevant.
I think there should be a tangible reason why Bitcoin need to be seen as a code subject in schools.
I think this should be out of curiosity and we just need to understand that this would not be necessary. Not every parent knows about Bitcoin morever.

[Odohu]

Bitcoin as a core subject? Well in my opinion I would say cryptography as a core subject rather. Then students or pupils will be able to get a proper understanding of how the crypto space works especially in the case of Bitcoin. For some time now some schools already offer such subjects to their students however most of the time as a branch under one of their networking or programming subjects. I think if it was a full subject it should be divided into cryptographic programming and crypto economics.

What is actually offered in schools across the globe is Blockchain Technology and you can find the list of some of the university that offers that in this article. I think Blockchain is a better caption as confirmed by what is already on ground. It is broader and cover Bitcoin and altcoins as well as the underlying technology which cryptography is part of.

With the wide application of the blockchain technology, offering such courses in school will transform many sectors such as medicine, agriculture, civil service and others. It could also help in fighting crime and corruption. Indeed, this is a new area of studies that I'm hopeful will grow and gets bigger.

[blckhawk]

I see school as a way for you to discover what you want and what calling you've got in your life, I mean that should how schools function in my opinion, not just a place of learning but also as a way for children to explore and learn about what they want to do in their life, that's why I do believe in the fact that we should have bitcoin as a subject in schools but I get those that don't want it, bitcoin is a specific thing in the Science and Technology umbrella so I get why some wouldn't agree in regards to this being a part of the curricula of students but think about this, if it's a subject in a technology oriented school, it would probably be a good subject but there's also the problem of teachers and lecturers that would be capable of teaching these subjects, unless we want a quality education, we're going to need those that have the specialty in bitcoin or else we'd just don't get the desired effect.

[Kristiyana]

Bitcoin as a core subject in the school, I don't think if it will happen, although there are some subject that is similar to crypto investment for example. How to manage our business and also how to use a little capital to start up a business this are the only things that student need to know, of course if you were able to understand how to use your capital even when you start this crypto journey it won't be that difficult for you because you have little understand of how to use capital in the market. However making bitcoin as a core subject in our school? I think it would've been a very good idea but is not gonna be possible the government will be against it.

[Wexnident]

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Bitcoin is broad not because it's Bitcoin but because of the tech used in it, so why bother teaching Bitcoin? Teach the technology behind it instead of going around Bitcoin just to prioritize how important it is lol. And even then, I don't think it'd be a huge or a core subject. Probably a small part of a curriculum that tackles blockchain, most likely something network related subject. And even then I reckon it's on a more specialized topic since most students probably won't even touch blockchain when they graduate, or at least won't be part of their first work experience.

[Essential10]

Although I have seen discussions about this issue before. Personal opinion though I don't think any school should use Bitcoin as a core subject. The topic can create stress among school students, not only Bitcoin as a subject but also other currencies will need to be studied along with Bitcoin. Bitcoin or Cryptocurrency is a complex topic that requires a lot of analysis. You may know about Bitcoin, when you understand the analysis you will find it simple but I think it can be complicated for students. But one thing Bitcoin as a subject can be done in a book chapter for school students for basic understanding of Bitcoin. But I think this matter is applicable for higher level that is college students. Ultimately a country's government controls the education system depending on how far the matter goes.

[peter0425]

Question - Do you think Bitcoin should be made a core subject in our schools?

Where you taught Bitcoin in school before you were able to have the knowledge about Bitcoin investment?

For us bitcoin was not taught to us mainly because we didn’t have it yet at the time. But now, the existence of bitcoin completely changed the world and finance. Technology has advanced and it is something that definitely needs to be taught to children.

However it is up to the government whether they want to push the children into this path. Some countries may not be so willing to teach people about bitcoin so the idea of making it a core subject is futile.

[Learn Bitcoin]

Bitcoin as a core subject? Well in my opinion I would say cryptography as a core subject rather. Then students or pupils will be able to get a proper understanding of how the crypto space works especially in the case of Bitcoin. For some time now some schools already offer such subjects to their students however most of the time as a branch under one of their networking or programming subjects. I think if it was a full subject it should be divided into cryptographic programming and crypto economics.

I want to echo your words. Bitcoin is just one cryptocurrency. Instead of explaining how Bitcoin works, they should teach how cryptography and blockchain technology work. Also, it is advised to teach the importance of privacy. Now, let them decide if they want to know more about Bitcoin. In my country, the government introduced a new subject named ICT back in 2013, and it's one of the mandatory subjects for the 6th grade. Unfortunately, they don't teach about cryptography in ICT classes. Instead, they start CSS, HTML, understanding binary, and other things like that. I did not have a chance to check the higher grades books. But I hope they have included cryptography and blockchain technology as well.

[DanWalker]

Bitcoin as a core subject? Well in my opinion I would say cryptography as a core subject rather. Then students or pupils will be able to get a proper understanding of how the crypto space works especially in the case of Bitcoin. For some time now some schools already offer such subjects to their students however most of the time as a branch under one of their networking or programming subjects. I think if it was a full subject it should be divided into cryptographic programming and crypto economics.

I want to echo your words. Bitcoin is just one cryptocurrency. Instead of explaining how Bitcoin works, they should teach how cryptography and blockchain technology work. Also, it is advised to teach the importance of privacy. Now, let them decide if they want to know more about Bitcoin. In my country, the government introduced a new subject named ICT back in 2013, and it's one of the mandatory subjects for the 6th grade. Unfortunately, they don't teach about cryptography in ICT classes. Instead, they start CSS, HTML, understanding binary, and other things like that. I did not have a chance to check the higher grades books. But I hope they have included cryptography and blockchain technology as well.

I also support that the Ministry of Education should include cryptography and blockchain technology in the curriculum because this is the technology of the future.

Regarding privacy, I don't think it will be included in education and popularization because it goes against government policy. Teaching and encouraging people to improve their privacy is no different than spreading anti-government sentiment. I believe the government will never allow this to happen.

Regarding bitcoin, many people even consider bitcoin as a speculative asset, and if bitcoin is included in education and taught to children how to invest. It's like we're encouraging them to gamble from an early age. This idea is really bad.

[kotajikikox]

Regarding bitcoin, many people even consider bitcoin as a speculative asset, and if bitcoin is included in education and taught to children how to invest. It's like we're encouraging them to gamble from an early age. This idea is really bad.

How is investing bad? How is it gambling when we teach kids about banks and etc. it is simply just a currency that is held digitally. Obviously we will make the education appropriate to the age of the kids. We wouldn’t be teaching 6 year olds about investment. But we would open their eyes to the world of digital money. This is our future and there is nothing wrong with it.