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Topic: teaching a 14y/o teenager about Bitcoin - page 2. (Read 1938 times)

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April 29, 2017, 04:32:42 PM
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Teenagers aren't stupid.  Any resources you give them which don't descend to technical jargon will be totally fine.  The important thing is that they're actually interested enough themselves - if they're not, they won't care and no amount of explanation will make them research it more and find out what any of the terms actually mean.  You just need to convince them of the blockchain's worth and why it's so innovative, and they'll get a lot further.

thanks.
I was thinking of tomorrow to sit down with him, and watch a youtube tutorial on Bitcoin, explain and talk about the movie, answer his questions, and to write down for him on a peice of paper all the technical terms he doesn't understand, as a "homework" for him to learn later.... If he doesn't pass that stage, he is not interested (or I might be a bad teacher) - what do you think?
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April 29, 2017, 04:09:57 PM
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Teenagers aren't stupid.  Any resources you give them which don't descend to technical jargon will be totally fine.  The important thing is that they're actually interested enough themselves - if they're not, they won't care and no amount of explanation will make them research it more and find out what any of the terms actually mean.  You just need to convince them of the blockchain's worth and why it's so innovative, and they'll get a lot further.
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April 29, 2017, 02:59:24 PM
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You can find pretty nice information on youtube regarding cryptocurrencies and how they work. Other would be to join crypto communities for various coins and also to look here at bitcointalk.

Here are some websites that have algorithms for which crypto is best to mine right now :  http://whattomine.com , http://www.coinwarz.com/cryptocurrency

Still it won't be that easy.

If you have some coins I'd suggest maybe to find a good PoS altcoin (Proof Of Stake - they don't require mining you just earn coins by running full node depending on how many coins you have in your wallet, the more you have the more you earn).

Do you have any suggestions on PoS altcoins?
Yes, this is not easy. I have tried a couple of hours ago to sit down with him (my newphew), trying to watch a basic youtube "what is bitcoin" movie together, and answer his questions - and it was hard(!) from the first second. [thus, I forwarded this chore to his father, my brother:)
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April 29, 2017, 02:43:13 PM
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You can find pretty nice information on youtube regarding cryptocurrencies and how they work. Other would be to join crypto communities for various coins and also to look here at bitcointalk.

Here are some websites that have algorithms for which crypto is best to mine right now :  http://whattomine.com , http://www.coinwarz.com/cryptocurrency

Still it won't be that easy.


If you have some coins I'd suggest maybe to find a good PoS altcoin (Proof Of Stake - they don't require mining you just earn coins by running full node depending on how many coins you have in your wallet, the more you have the more you earn).
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April 29, 2017, 01:00:39 PM
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any good information about digital currencies (i.e. Bitcoin and alt coins, especially Alt mining) for 14 year old teenager beginner that can be a good start?
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