Bitcoin in the educational sector

[Furball808]

However, New Zealand has announced that it will include Bitcoin in their curriculum.

Your statement is incomplete and highly misleading. To be precise, the New Zealand government has decided to make financial literacy a mandatory part of the national curriculum. The main aim is to equip students with basic knowledge of money management, budgeting, fraud detection, taxation and risk management. Bitcoin and digital assets are not the focus, they are just a small part, and they will focus more on blockchain technology. Bitcoin is considered an example of a digital asset and knowledge of digital assets will be introduced from grade 6 onwards.

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2511/S00047/new-zealands-2026-financial-education-mandate-embraces-digital-currency-learning.htm

Honestly with how popular bitcoin has been now, I would be surprised if the kids don't know about it yet. At least this way they are not just learning about different digital assets but they are also learning how to budget and manage money in which a lot of adults grow up with the inability to do so. I also would not think that they will really go into detail about bitcoin because schools rarely do anyway. Unless the kid goes into fintech or IT studies for college, a school might not really go into the details of bitcoin.

[BALIK]

I would say that schools should not only include instruction on investing in Bitcoin in their curriculum, but also on investing in general. School prepares you for the job market, but it doesn't always prepare you for life. Basic finance education and financial intelligence should be mandatory in public schools; I know some private schools that already teach it.

Note that basic financial education and financial literacy is not just about investing. Financial literacy is about how we manage money, save, spend, budget, build an emergency fund, etc. So I support including basic financial education in the curriculum from grade 1, but I don't think it is right to include investing in general in the curriculum even though it is also a part of finance.

Any investment like stocks, gold, bitcoin is speculative and luck. Teaching children to invest too early will cause unpredictable consequences when children tend to gamble and get rich quickly instead of training their thinking, making efforts, and trying to create real value.

Financial investment would be more appropriate if it were only included in university curricula. At this age, students have begun to experience life, some of them already have jobs and income, so learning about investing will be much more practical.

[Dreadboost]

The school system is not balanced in my point of view, they only lecture about skills for jobs and services,

But lectures about personal financial growth is something that Evey school should teach, this does not only the personal self, it will also help the society as well,

 for example the reduction of criminal activities will be reduced, since majority of students and graduates know how to grow their self financially trough investments and other personal skills because of the help from school

So the education system should adjust not just for the help of the individual also for the help of the society at large.
I hope people capable of doing it come across this thread.

[Mate2237]

School system is an old system. It's not designed to help the general population prosper, it's designed to make workers, mindless drones that will work 9-5 jobs and pay the taxes, without asking too many questions.
That's why you have internet, and all the world knowledge at your screen and on your phone

Education is actually a tool used by the upper class of society to limit to regulate restrict the growth and success of the general population, it was not ment for the benefit of the masses. Education will tell you to spend thousands of dollars in investing into learning only for you to be given a paper in form of certificate, which they will tell you is the key after then you start looking for work which is no longer available and even if you find one the payment is a peanut because you can't use it to keep your family running in this global economy charactarized by inflation.



Education keeps you busy while time is running out of you. This is the reason why this current generation there seems to be a change in the believe system. People has seen themselves beyond education.

[osasshem]

The system behind school ever from insertion has always been on bringing up people who will adhere to laid down instructions and do as what you've been told, while those who think outside the box are tagged stubborn and incompetent amongst others. Bitcoin is different, it brings a totally different way of viewing everything related to finance. It is a good thing that cryptography in most high rank schools has took it into curriculum, but I doubt if they'll teach the students how to take the step on financial investment in it, cause the schooling system has never worked that way for ages.

The internet is a libration to access any information needed for taking a step in investing in Bitcoin and that requires no educational institution to teach you how the process goes, it is open to those who wishes to see the beauty of freedom.

[Smack That Ace]

School system is an old system. It's not designed to help the general population prosper, it's designed to make workers, mindless drones that will work 9-5 jobs and pay the taxes, without asking too many questions.
That's why you have internet, and all the world knowledge at your screen and on your phone

Education is actually a tool used by the upper class of society to limit to regulate restrict the growth and success of the general population, it was not ment for the benefit of the masses. Education will tell you to spend thousands of dollars in investing into learning only for you to be given a paper in form of certificate, which they will tell you is the key after then you start looking for work which is no longer available and even if you find one the payment is a peanut because you can't use it to keep your family running in this global economy charactarized by inflation.



Education keeps you busy while time is running out of you. This is the reason why this current generation there seems to be a change in the believe system. People has seen themselves beyond education.

It should be noted that education is very broad, not only what is learned in school is called education, school is only a part of education. Education is the process of learning that helps people to gain knowledge, skills, creative and critical thinking, and whatever you learn in life, school, internet, society is called education.

Furthermore, no matter how much you hate school education. The harsh truth is that you are both adults and your knowledge comes from school. Who taught you to write and read if not from school? Or just show me a successful and rich person who didn't have to go to school? Or do you think Satoshi could have created bitcoin without any education?

Don't let school limit your vision and thinking, but don't deny them either when what you have today is thanks to school and education. Don't be so ungrateful.

[shield132]

Bitcoin has been a life saver to many people, as it was targeted to fill in the bridge in the economic sector, the lapses of hard currency. And it's spread is global in the last 16years which is alarming and fast. Hence no country can even denie the global impact of Bitcoin.

But,  devoid the spread of Bitcoin some persons still don't know what Bitcoin is all about, some just know that there is something like Bitcoin but, if you ask them "what is Bitcoin?" Or what do you understand by Bitcoin? They may not give you any reasonable answer.

Hence, I think schools should put Bitcoin knowledge into their scheme because, Bitcoin has helped millions out of poverty and is still doing so. Hence, these educational institutions should look for a way to intimate the young growing ones on the need to invest in Bitcoin. The school is a place to be educated on the most recent happenings and how to get yourself with the need knowledge to avoid poverty.

Hence, educational institutions should take the responsibility to see that out younger generation know Bitcoin and how to invest in crypto currency.

Bitcoin hasn't helped millions of people to escape poverty but it has probably helped a few thousand people to escape. I agree with you, schools should start to teach students about Bitcoin but they don't do because no one cares and the people in charge of the education aren't that educated enough. We didn't even manage to get Bitcoin education at universities (only few are exceptions). When the student studies finances, economics and business administration, they should have at least an idea about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies but when I was at University, they were still teaching us with 90s books and lecturers had no idea what Bitcoin or crypto was.

[Iamgoat]

Bitcoin has been a life saver to many people, as it was targeted to fill in the bridge in the economic sector, the lapses of hard currency. And it's spread is global in the last 16years which is alarming and fast. Hence no country can even denie the global impact of Bitcoin.

But,  devoid the spread of Bitcoin some persons still don't know what Bitcoin is all about, some just know that there is something like Bitcoin but, if you ask them "what is Bitcoin?" Or what do you understand by Bitcoin? They may not give you any reasonable answer.

Hence, I think schools should put Bitcoin knowledge into their scheme because, Bitcoin has helped millions out of poverty and is still doing so. Hence, these educational institutions should look for a way to intimate the young growing ones on the need to invest in Bitcoin. The school is a place to be educated on the most recent happenings and how to get yourself with the need knowledge to avoid poverty.

Hence, educational institutions should take the responsibility to see that out younger generation know Bitcoin and how to invest in crypto currency.

Bitcoin hasn't helped millions of people to escape poverty but it has probably helped a few thousand people to escape. I agree with you, schools should start to teach students about Bitcoin but they don't do because no one cares and the people in charge of the education aren't that educated enough. We didn't even manage to get Bitcoin education at universities (only few are exceptions). When the student studies finances, economics and business administration, they should have at least an idea about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies but when I was at University, they were still teaching us with 90s books and lecturers had no idea what Bitcoin or crypto was.

Bitcoin has changed the lives of many people around the world, it is true but this millions out of poverty, is it not an exaggerated statement? I think it is safer for us to say maybe tens or hundreds of thousands of people go really rich through bitcoin which is still very huge but millions of people being lifted out of poverty through bitcoin? I'm not yet sure about this. The funny part of this is most schools and lecturers still don't understand what bitcoin actually means till date talk more of using it as an escape from poverty. My friend graduated from the university just last year here and he told me they had a discussion with the professor which supervised him and the prof called bitcoin a fake internet money so just reason it, how this kind of person be able to even teach it when he does not understand it yet. I wish many governments can bring a policy to mandate schools in introducing one small course about bitcoin and crypto especially for economics students or students studying finance, it will make sense so people can learn more about the basics of how bitcoin works, how to use it effectively and how stay safe from the system so you don't get real coins confused from the fake ones.

[abaeze]

Real progress comes from one's own interest and effort. To learn about Bitcoin or digital currency in the school system, one has to learn through the Internet. So in modern times, it needs to be updated. However, developing countries acquire social skills, communication, basic skills, basic literacy and fundamental knowledge through the school system, so learning about Bitcoin in this old method will only work partially. The rest will be done slowly through one's own skills and work efficiency. The most important thing is that in today's era, real learning is done through the Internet and one's own effort.

[Numeral]

The system behind school ever from insertion has always been on bringing up people who will adhere to laid down instructions and do as what you've been told, while those who think outside the box are tagged stubborn and incompetent amongst others. Bitcoin is different, it brings a totally different way of viewing everything related to finance. It is a good thing that cryptography in most high rank schools has took it into curriculum, but I doubt if they'll teach the students how to take the step on financial investment in it, cause the schooling system has never worked that way for ages.

The internet is a libration to access any information needed for taking a step in investing in Bitcoin and that requires no educational institution to teach you how the process goes, it is open to those who wishes to see the beauty of freedom.

Cryptography is far from being included in the curriculum everywhere; it is most likely a very big exception for the select few, rather than something for the masses. However, information on cryptography can be obtained independently from the Internet, but to do so, you need to be at least a little interested in it, which is extremely rare among modern people.

As for information about investing in Bitcoin on the Internet, by the time you get to it, you will encounter a large number of calls to invest in various types of scams, and when you lose a lot of money, you will stop trusting any cryptocurrencies. Unfortunately, this is what happens. Bitcoin education should be centralized, as absurd as it may sound, because this is the only way to present Bitcoin exactly as it should be, and without this, people often form a false impression of Bitcoin.

[ruykeri]

In fact, Bitcoin will be the mainstay of the economy in the future. Knowing about Bitcoin will become mandatory for everyone at some point, which is why it is very important to take Bitcoin to an educational level. I saw the news a few days ago where El Salvador announced that it will teach children over 7 years old about Bitcoin. This is the first country to bring Bitcoin to an educational level and give it such importance. As Bitcoin's popularity increases in the future, people's interest in knowing will increase. It is very important to inform the new generation about the Bitcoin-based economy.

[Hispo]

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Hence, educational institutions should take the responsibility to see that out younger generation know Bitcoin and how to invest in crypto currency.

You need to keep in mind that in the most of occasions the educational system of countries are funded by the government, those same governments would not like to see their FIAT currency replaced in the long term because of their citizens started to switch to Bitcoin or other decentralized assets.

It would take an over-haul to the whole educational system in order for the same government to promote education on Bitcoin and other coins which do not depend on a centralized authority. That is not going to happen any time soon, obviously, so each one of us are responsible of our own education in this matter.

[Man of peace]

School system is an old system. It's not designed to help the general population prosper, it's designed to make workers, mindless drones that will work 9-5 jobs and pay the taxes, without asking too many questions.
That's why you have internet, and all the world knowledge at your screen and on your phone

Yes what you said is the truth, Bitcoin doesn't necessarily need to be taught in the school since it was not formally there,the existence of Internet and smart phones have made everything so simple and quick to understand even more better than being taught in the school, since with this large number of people who are into Bitcoin today was not taught about Bitcoin anywhere except in online through their computer and their smart phones.and that is to show you how good the internet is to the young generation,you will be more understanding than learning it in school..but at the same time good if school will actually accept it as part of their course because it will as well helps especially for those who maybe not have smart phones due to the way they were brought up in their family..

[Antona]

The system behind school ever from insertion has always been on bringing up people who will adhere to laid down instructions and do as what you've been told, while those who think outside the box are tagged stubborn and incompetent amongst others. Bitcoin is different, it brings a totally different way of viewing everything related to finance. It is a good thing that cryptography in most high rank schools has took it into curriculum, but I doubt if they'll teach the students how to take the step on financial investment in it, cause the schooling system has never worked that way for ages.

The internet is a libration to access any information needed for taking a step in investing in Bitcoin and that requires no educational institution to teach you how the process goes, it is open to those who wishes to see the beauty of freedom.

It's a good point about schools. Even if they teach the cryptography, they'll probably frame it as just another tech topic, divorced from its revolutionary financial and philosophical implications. The "how to invest" part will definitely be left out or worse, taught by someone with a traditional finance bias. But hey, at least it gets the term 'Bitcoin' into the classroom. That seed might inspire a few curious students to DYOR online, where the real learning happens.

[dunfida]

Bitcoin has been a life saver to many people, as it was targeted to fill in the bridge in the economic sector, the lapses of hard currency. And it's spread is global in the last 16years which is alarming and fast. Hence no country can even denie the global impact of Bitcoin.

But,  devoid the spread of Bitcoin some persons still don't know what Bitcoin is all about, some just know that there is something like Bitcoin but, if you ask them "what is Bitcoin?" Or what do you understand by Bitcoin? They may not give you any reasonable answer.

Hence, I think schools should put Bitcoin knowledge into their scheme because, Bitcoin has helped millions out of poverty and is still doing so. Hence, these educational institutions should look for a way to intimate the young growing ones on the need to invest in Bitcoin. The school is a place to be educated on the most recent happenings and how to get yourself with the need knowledge to avoid poverty.

Hence, educational institutions should take the responsibility to see that out younger generation know Bitcoin and how to invest in crypto currency.

It's a great idea in theory, but the execution is tricky. Which curriculum? Who decides what's taught? Governments and central banks, who currently control education, have a direct conflict of interest with Bitcoin. I'd be wary of them teaching a skewed version. The real education is happening here, on forums, and through independent creators. Maybe that's where it belongs—outside the system it's designed to improve.

Bitcoin has quietly changed lives by filling gaps left by traditional systems. Its global spread over the last 16 years shows how strong that need really was. Still many people only recognize the name without understanding what it represents. That gap in understanding keeps growing alongside adoption. Schools are meant to prepare people for reality not just history. Teaching basic financial alternatives could help young people avoid repeating cycles of poverty. Ignoring Bitcoin does not make its impact disappear.

At the same time bringing Bitcoin into formal education is not simple. Curriculum control sits with institutions that often feel threatened by it. That creates the risk of teaching a diluted or biased version. Real understanding usually comes from independent learning and open discussion. Forums communities and creators explain Bitcoin without filters. Education grows faster outside rigid systems. Maybe that freedom is exactly why Bitcoin education thrives where it does.