Topic: Educate and teach the youngins about Bitcoin. (Read 497 times)

Introducing crytocurrency to the young ones is a good plan because the world is transforming that its not proper to only invest in fiat. Crytocurrency is all about volatility which is dip and increase. If young ones should be introduced to crytocurrency it is important to know if this young ones are matured enough to handle money, to understand the nature of crytocurrency and how they can control their emotions when their is serious bear in the market. It takes one who is matured in emotion to have patience when it is bear market.

I think is high time our younger once that making money on their own, cryptocurrency is a legal way which our younger once and children can start making money, some people might be thinking they are too young and they won't really want to expose them to the money in crypto space but that's wrong, let's them also make money for thier self, when your children makes money for thier self they can be financially stable and you will also be free as a parent because they won't really be demanding from you anymore.

the level of advancement of technology and the way children learn about it is fascinating. but we should allow children to be children. we can invest for them and also educate their curiosity, for they will always ask questions but we have to explain according to their level. its just like opening a bank account for them, but you don't go about telling them how the bank operate or what you deposit in the bank, only when they have come of age. also for those who have the interest, they should be encourage and educated about bitcoin.

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Students 12 to 17 years old learning about #Bitcoin and  building their own #bitcoin node... I will make the class instructions, slides and handouts available to anyone who wants to spread #Bitcoin knowledge! https://t.co/zja1fzU8Ne

Don't you love it when you see huge Bitcoin news like this ?

While I acknowledge that I understand your position and excitement on spreading the Bitcoin gospel while inculcating that in children, let me ruefully tell you that you shouldn't expect every kid to be eager to learn about Bitcoin. This world isn't completely autocratic, at least there are regions where democracy reigns supreme and people are allowed to make choices. Yes, I like everything about Bitcoin to catch on like wild fire but I know deep down in me that's not possible. For all we even know, Bitcoin may not be a dominating tech in a decade to come. Fine and good, Bitcoin's mention is virtually on the lips of finance and political gurus now. That may not be so in future.

I wouldn't say that Bitcoin is the future instead I would say that Bitcoin did get introduced to many people, touch and change their lives. We can't force all future generations to learn about Bitcoin and we should just focus on those who heard Bitcoin and non-Bitcoin person and see if he/she will be interested after hearing it from someone who has knowledge about cryptocurrency.

However, I am afraid that some people might teach those people the wrong impression of Bitcointalk forum like how I know about this forum which is I was though that this forum itself is a money-making forum only until I finally realized that it is not and it's true that you can earn money in the forum because of companies who advertise their projects or starting your own service and many more. I'm sure you know that we are here to help those in need, gain and share knowledge about crypto.

That's why a lot of people that the future are the young generations because they will stay longer than those adults.
To be honest, teaching children even non-Bitcoin-related, are very nice teach because they tend to listen and are more curious about those things that are new to them compared to some adults.
I have one experience before about my niece asked me about Bitcoin and I was surprised about it because of her very young age, he already heard and become curious for sure about Bitcoin and I explained to her detail by detail that she can easily understand.

Really from what i notice from the most of the countries that embrace bitcoin both legally and illegal, some of them are living a life of financial freedom due to the investment of digital cryptocurrency. So with the aid of bitcoin which people into cryptocurrency knows the values are to encourage their offspring about the validity of cryptocurrency and precisely the elementary aspect of it to build up the structure.

Really bitcoin creation has reframe some youths of getting involved into different uglies that therefor tarnish some of their imagines, it's people who don't know the values of digital cryptocurrency will refute its validate.

Making bitcoin lessons compulsory to young one may not looks interesting to most kids . They will get to find out how important bitcoin is when they get matured and they will be fully prepared to take responsibility of bitcoin in different aspect. I like when matured people make their decisions.

Well, the thing to figure out if that person, young lads are ready enough to take responsibility? Education and to educate them early is the best thing to do to enlighten their minds towards Bitcoin and how does it work, however, we might waste our time teaching to someone who doesn't even want to learn it nor their mind is in focus to that thing. That is why I could "when they are totally ready" to handle such a thing as we understand that this is somewhat a little technical.

It will be an interesting activity to teach kids something new. Children usually often feel curious about new things. If we teach or at least tell them about Bitcoin and they are interested, later they will look for more information on their own.
Well, actually this is where our role, it is very important to direct their interest. Don't let this become a blunder for parents and regret introducing them to Bitcoin. There must be direction and guidance from us as parents so that the steps taken by the child are correct. And of course we can't force them to like or want to learn about Bitcoin. Just leave it as it is.

Making it an elective subject will be more interesting,  if it is composary subject not every student will be willing to learn it and it will useless to the set of people who are not willing about it. It will be wrong for bitcoin as a currency, student are being forced to learn it. Crytocurrency is good for students to learn and it is risky too, let the students make their choice and decisions to after it.

When talking of kids or young ones, I'm not sure of which age bracket we are referring to here, but nevertheless, as children grow towards the young adult age, they need to be prepared for (and aware of) the world they are born into. There are countless of things to teach them which part of them are about Technology, Economics, Politics, History and all, if they are well taught about these, lessons about cryptocurrency will come in with no effort to forcefully instill it in them.

And I also think that as things are going now in this age, children would not need to be taught about cryptocurrency before they hear or know about it, the lessons that should come from Parent/guardian to them is how to be save while in the cryptocurrency's sphere, they should also be given financial advices needed to be successful at it (if at all the said children want to venture into it), myth about cryptocurrency should also be address in order to prevent the kids from straying in their journeys into cryotocurrency.

I will choose to let them know about Bitcoin in general, but not teach them deeply if they are not ready enough. Sometimes, young will have some interest in something. If they have enough interest in Bitcoin and they are asking about this, I will not mind telling them about Bitcoin deeply and teaching about it and cryptocurrency widely.
However, once more if they are asking and they have been ready. I will not push or force the kids to learn something that they don't want to. On the other hand, I will be very pleased to teach them and guide them to understand Bitcoin and also cryptocurrency

And of course, with the help of the internet, it will make it easier because they can get a lot of valuable lessons about bitcoin. By using the internet, they can find a lot of free information from many sources, which will speed up the spread among them. If more young people start learning about bitcoin, they will get more knowledge and it is their duty in the future to get involved with that technology. But it's all only for people who want to learn something new and not all young people want to do it.

It can be suggested that learning about cryptocurrencies can be an elective to college courses where people have the discretion to decide whether they want to know about the fundamentals of BTC. Given the fact that this has shaped on how we transact, we can see cryptocurrencies playing an essential role in the transaction of our payments in the near future.

That is also the reason on why it is imperative that we teach the young about BTC at this day and age. Technology is slowly developing at a rapid pace- who knows a few years from now, big businesses might integrate it on their payment wall which may left others in the dark.

Education and knowledge sharing regarding Bitcoin should be for all. And as much as possible be free. When it is free most young people especially in low income countries will be motivated to learn about it. I also believe that the government despite the ban on Bitcoin in some countries have a huge role to plan by incorporating Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education into school's curriculum.

It's wrong. Education should be globally run and opened for everyone, all classes in societies.
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We're both on the same sides saying same thing, Bitcoin education and Crypto Currencies shouldn't be directed to a particular set if folks or people but generally to all those that are willing and ready too learn.
Education should always be open for anyone anytime!

Bitcoin is for everyone as well as education does. So Bitcoin was not initially created to aim at any specific population group. Now and in future, education on Bitcoin should not aim at any specific population group. We should do it for everyone.

Although the effort is for everyone, each population group will take it in different ways. Some groups especially younger ones are more readily to learn about new things. Older ones are less readily for such. It's basic human instinct.

It's wrong. Education should be globally run and opened for everyone, all classes in societies.

Generation X, you don't really need too even teach them and they've started having a curious mind over it, side talks from friends will also fuel them into it.
It shouldn't be directed to Bitcoiner's kids but also the the middle class, low class.
I have seen kids programing from scratch, that should be more toxic than Bitcoin but have been taught than I expected.
Our school's won't let teachers school students about this though but we sure can huh?!  Yeah Finance and Economics are applicable in our everyday life so they should be taught to an extent very well.

Its enough that only bitcoiners kids to get the financial literacy? I thought it should be for everyone but the fact is our education system don't let us to know about anything related to finance even people who completed course related to economics may not have the clear knowledge about money.

And in this 21st century kids know things more than their parents so anyone has the knowledge can spread it to anyone and break the taboo.

when you are emphasising on finance which children have to know the process of having it, you have to know that bitcoin is a criteria of boasting your financial capability, children learning or understanding bitcoin or cryptocurrency in general, it's an avenue of achieving or creating a pathways of grabbing the concept of generating income, because trading cryptocurrency or investing in cryptocurrency for long period actually make people especially investors to get a bigger rich

Learning about Bitcoin is just like learning about other subjects or courses in school. Bitcoin and blockchain has different aspects one can concentrate on. I don't see anything difficult in learning more about Bitcoin. It has concentration and focus to comprehend the bitcoin atmosphere. We need to teach those that are still coming up about what Bitcoin is and it potentials cause the digital money is here to stay.

Definitely! It’s not just bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, but we should teach children about finance in general. However, since bitcoin is a complex topic, which can be risky for children to understand, teaching them other forms of investments is a good start.

Recently many have thought about this and brought to discussion on the forum about bringing cryptocurrency education into school curriculum for children, a great number of people see it as a development that should be encouraged but with ultimately careful, cryptocurrency education in school curriculum good or needless. while some suggested it should be included in the finance subject curriculum for high school student only and not on children underaged, and some raised the alarm of how children perform well in academic but lack the vigor to maintain a good business economy.

We are in the era of digital currency and the economy revolves round the technology and if children who are the leaders of tomorrow get expose to this at early stage, it will help in breaking through the milestone our present age couldn't achieve. i also write on a topic whereby a school in Dubai accept tuition fee payment in cryptocurrency after considering the role and impacts children could create in the digital world of econmy

Learning should come with time and if you have enough knowledge about Bitcoin and know why it has a future, chances are your kid(s) will depict a lot of ideas and behaviors straight from your own.  I would not focus strictly on learning what Bitcoin does and how it works.

Next generations of kids will understand and find out about Bitcoin way earlier than we did.  Babies are being born as we speak and they are being born with Bitcoin already existing.  They will hear about Bitcoin on the news all the time, especially when it goes bullish or more main stream.  Kids seem to love technology and I really believe they will get to understand Bitcoin much quicker than we did.

Of course, if finance is a big interest of your child why not give him the opportunity to take a Cryptocurrency crash course.  Why not help them out.  But I am trying to say the healthiest way of learning is by getting educated over the years.

Definitely.  There will be times when the economy does so well people will forget it exists.  But when it is finally needed, it will be there as a helpful alternative to the Fiat system.  We would have needed it in the 2008 crisis.  We need it now, in the middle of a war.  Good or bad, Russians need it to avoid what the centralization of Fiat is capable of doing to their life savings.  We will need it in the future too, but it will likely never replace Fiat completely.  It will be there as a safety measure and a store of value.

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It is okay to teach the younger ones about bitcoin as long as they're interested on it. If they show interest and they are eager to learn more about it, then educate.

But if you've introduced it to them and they don't show any interest, that's okay. Someday they'll get to remember what you've told and introduced to them that there's such as bitcoin.

They'll eventually remember it and going to the first factor, that's how it should go and let us give them all the freedom they need to enjoy their youth.

Y'all contributions are superb, I have learnt few things, life isn't about Bitcoin alone and then kids shouldn't be kids, how long should they be ? Why under-rate them ?
I was much younger (more of a teenager) when I had my first 100k in Naria, this was from gambling, it's a good thing I didn't my self in a bastardized situation doing that.

That's a bit off what I wanted saying, but in conclusion, the link below shows that Crypto.com are in partnership with Lebron James to teach children about Crypto technology, So i feel it's okay for every Bitcoiner to do same likewise.

https://blockworks.co/crypto-com-adds-fifa-world-cup-sponsorship-to-sports-marketing-strategy/


Thanks xx

Kids under 10 should live happily in their world and we shouldn't force them to know how to make money regardless of whether it's bitcoin or something else. I'm not going to teach my daughter bitcoin until she's ready, it's a good decision for me at this point.

I will be willing to tell him later about bitcoin once he is over 15 years old and I will ask questions for him and will hear what his decisions and wishes are as well. Hopefully he'll be interested later, but I'll have to wait at least another 10+ years to ask him that question. For me, education on how to make money is necessary but at the right time.

In as much as bitcoin is futuristic and may be seen as arguably the best form of currency presently, it is not wholly right to teach kids of bitcoin. Why the rush, when the time comes they'll know about it.

Even in the institutions we have now, no one teaches kids permutations, integration or high level algebra. In same vain, bitcoin is at the highest technicality of finance and should not be taught kinds.

Beside, bitcoin is not a risk free currency. It is a volatile asset and a child should be upto 18 before he/she would be introduced into a risk taking process just like gambling.

It will be more safe to say parents should open a bitcoin account and save for their children, pending when they'll grow and learn about it.

I was once a little boy I really understand how 80% of children takes things very unserious expecially when it is boring. Some children may see bitcoin boring to learn because they do not have problem to solve with money, I think whenever they are at the age which money will be very important to them nobody will preach to them to learn about bitcoin just like the way I seek to know what bitcoin is all about.

You're right. Before Bitcoin I didn't have any idea of the term "fiat". Because of my interest in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. If there we truly see Bitcoin as a currency and nor just an asset it isn't a bad idea to add it to school curriculum as a topic in economics or finance. I learnt a lot of crap in school I don't need today in the real word. I can't see the harm here

I don't think children should be burdened with the trading aspect of Bitcoin. A better approach would be to simply teach them about the basics and not go deep into the technical part of Bitcoin.

We are lagging behind in so many aspects. I think we need to focus more on improving IT and technology.

It shouldn't be a forceful thing, i mean educating your kids. You can stimulate interest, but as much as possible not deprive them of their childhood experiences that could help them find their fit a d contribute their quota to society. If the goal of you wanting to teach your kids about bitcoin, crypto, trading etc is for financial freedom, you should not forget that those channels are not the only way truthfully and that their financial liberation might lay with a different skillset. Let children find their way, you can be a guide to stimulate their interest in bitcoin and crypto, but don't force them into it.

If they are to become great people in other fields to help society and you force them into crypto,  who will replace them? don't you think if everyone don't give room for their kids to learn and pick interest in any other fields, that in no time at all, other important fields will be lacking specialist.

We should probably be teaching kids to actually research and the best ways to do it rather than suggesting anything or forcing them into what you're interested in.

If you can teach kids to proactively research and deal with things like being overwhelmed by too much information all at once then you'll probably see a lot of people doing things that are more useful than what's currently being done.


This did make me consider the fact that the cause of their problems (assuming you're focusing on money) is state implemented...

Anyway, yes, a decentralised solution might do well but bitcoin can't be used as currency in its current version - the limitation of transaction throughput hasn't been addressed for example.

Yeb thats true " kids should be kids " and they should be enjoy there time at this age.
If they are coming in the age of a teenager and they have some interest of Crypto and Bitcoin then its not to late for them to teach them about.
They should also learn first a solid base for there life before just learn Money things , sometimes other things are important first to get stable into life.

I don't think it is all that okay, wouldn't it be too much for children at a tender age? Bitcoin is complex and trying to make a child understand money in general is unnecessary, they would get to know about it at the right time.

I would say "let kids be kids", i would rather teach them kids stuff, and as they are grow up, it becomes easier to see their area of interest, and if Bitcoin is one then they can start the learning process.

This is going to sound a little bit weird considering the forum we're on. However, Bitcoin likely isn't the future, at least  completely. It'll definitely be a part of the future, however if your hinting towards it becoming the mainstream currency everyone uses, then I do have my doubts about that. Its possible, but teaching the youngsters that this is definitely going to be the future is probably inaccurate.

When teaching, you need to be as unbiased as possible, I actually think the amount of bias we have in education right now, is partly the reason why school sucks as much as it does. We shouldn't be telling people that Bitcoin is the solution to all their problems, instead we should be teaching them about the pros, and cons of it, because even though I'm quite optimistic on Bitcoin's future, it's far from a perfect solution. It definitely has issues, that either need sorting out or will be replaced by better technology in the future. Bitcoin, however to me is better than any other currency that we currently have, however the definition of better will vary from person to person, one of the best things about Bitcoin to me is the freedom, you don't need to rely on third parties, and with the confirmation system, as well as Proof of Work, we've got a very good system for preventing any mishaps.

It being non reversible, which could potentially be seen as a bad thing to some people, I actually think is a good thing. The problem with fiat is there's many scammers out there that do charge backs, and most companies like Paypal or Ebay favour the buyer because of consumer rights.

I don't know, here in the forum is that we tend to see everything with a Bitcoin perspective, I think we have what is called a clinical bias or something like that.

It is good to teach younger people about Bitcoin but I think that within education in general, financial education, but also in many other aspects, education in values, for example.

If you teach a child about Bitcoin and you see that he is interested, then nowadays there are many resources for him to learn more by himself, and you don't have to insist on it.

I wouldn't push it. A little bit of Bitcoin education within general education, OK. To help him and to give him more education if he is interested, OK, but not to be too persistant.

Bitcoin has gone widespread around the globe, it's impact has touched too many lives but I think if Bitcoin is the future then the children needs to be exposed to the future or at least given a chance to explore and gain knowledge about it.
According to Raphael Schon - Bitcoin has educated more people about money and personal finance than any school.

Imagine the Chinese teaching it's young ones about martial arts from a tender age, the people in united kingdom getting their kids involved in football academy at a much tender age (4+), imagine a kid that learns how to repair a car from 13 and gets to 20, another adult who learnt from the age of 19 to 20 cannot deliver the same quality of performance. Same goes to learning how to drive at 13, by 18 such child can be issued a certificate for that and can be referred to as a pro because of many years of experience.

So I think, it's very okay for every bitcoiner to educate their young ones about Bitcoin.
A kid successfully growing multiple Demo accounts should have enough experience about Bitcoin, funds and how to use em, although losses will occur just like other business but since they're not real funds, they should be competent enough to minimize losses here.

The world needs a whole lot of investment and investors in bitcoin, and having gotten this experience from scratch will be pivotal when they're old enough, I still feel after successfully growing a demo account, every kid good at this should have an investment. just like every other child that goes through an academy would be handed a certificate.

Advice: This is going straight to mostly Africans and African parents, they should push for financial literacy as much as they do for religion,this has lead to too many adults being poor, so it's okay to teach children about Bitcoin and money from kindergartens, this shouldn't be at home because government are big haters of this but at home.

So I think every Bitcoiner should teach and educate the young lads about Bitcoin.

Thanks xx