My Thoughts about Bringing Cryptocurrency to the Classroom

[Adams-Richard]

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The idea to bring Bitcoin into the classroom was first suggested by Philip Karageorgevitch, the Prince of Serbia. Prince Philip is a self-described Bitcoin (BTC) maximalist, and in an online article shared by Cointelegraph, he stated that the reason why he wanted to bring Bitcoin into the classroom is that kids need to understand what it is all about. In addition, the Prince also stated that Bitcoin is freedom and this is something that everyone wants.

Imagine if teachers are educating students from ages 6 to 14, about how an investment works and will have a fair amount of knowledge about stocks and crypto.  That seems to be a good financial education on the kid's part. But is it really a good idea to teach kids about crypto at such a young age?

I did a little research and found out that while some parents are happy if their kids will be made aware of crypto and investment, some parents say that kids are too young for crypto investment and may just also see it simply as a get-rich-quick scheme.

Impact of Cryptocurrencies on Future Generations

I became involved in cryptocurrency months after I graduated from Highschool. I can’t imagine how different my life would be if I discovered crypto during my teenage years. Apart from how life-changing cryptocurrency is to me, it also completely changed the way I view money and how important it is.

Having the mindset to invest at a young age is astounding if you ask me. As a crypto enthusiast, I believe that the younger generation is the one who will lead cryptocurrency to bigger, mass adoption in 10-20 years. No doubt, the future in crypto will be massive.

While it makes me happy to imagine kids learning how investing in crypto works, I also think that Kids should be kids. They should put their attention first on a love of learning, hobbies, relationships, and learning how to make themselves happy. Putting too much attention on money or finances at a young age can send the message that it is the most important thing even when it is not.

On a general note, I’m looking forward to seeing kids grow up and develop an interest in matters like these while knowing the danger in this too.

[TOP_ETH]

this is certainly a good breakthrough for the introduction of the crypto world while still a teenager, the introduction of investment from an early age is the right time

[iamwarhawk]

Crypto is becoming part of daily lives, and learning and its working are very much essential to avoid future losses, I guess the government should also mandate the study of charts, Ta, and cryptocurrency from childhood so that children and adults can master this subject easily and can easily earn a wealthy life themselves and their family.

[Severus Snaoe]

Cryptocurrency to the class. Hmm , That seems really nice idea bc students nowadays are much attracted to Virtual world. SO bring cryptocurrencies to the class will allow them to interact more with digital world which will make them more curious. So, they will get attracted to cryptocurrencies, digital art which we call as NFT and many more. And yes that will automatically lead to bright future.

[I-Bit]

Bringing cryptocurrency to the classroom is actually has been conducted by many people. They try to introduce cryptocurrency in general, especially Bitcoin. Actually, if this is a formal classroom, this should be only one of the topic. But, this will also depend on the curriculum of the classroom itself. In fact we cannot bring it specifically and more to the details of the crypto itself.

[Arthur07]

In my point is it worth to bring cryptos to the classrooms?

[TomPluz]

With the conviction that cryptocurrency is here to stay and be a big fixture into the future, I think it is really time that the young generation be given the chance to be interested and be involved with this industry. Importantly, we should educate them on the many opportunities as well as risks present...so they can take advantage of them and not be falling victims to the usual scams and frauds. I usually applaud any program for the youth in or out of the school system so they can be integrated into cryptocurrency or be prepared to participate on it into the future.

[silkytakyaan86]

Great, I think that's a great idea. Because crypto is a very risky platform. To invest in any currency, we need complete information. People invest without knowledge. So he faces a lot of damage. Such crypto classes will be very beneficial for them.

[gunhell16]

If I look at it literally, it's okay when it happens, dude. But why they seem to only make money from the students, then when I was just starting here in cryptocurrency, I studied and learned about it for free and I still learned for free that I didn't spend any money just to learn here in the crypto space. I hope you get what you want, dude.

That means, if we adapt to our time and technology, we can learn and know cryptocurrency because of the technology we have today such as the internet, google, and others. At least it is still free so you don't have to spend money first just to learn cryptocurrency in this era.

[olafimihan1986]

Cryptocurrency is one of the best things that has ever happened to professional financial investors on the planet Earth which has given financial liberation to investors.
 
I believe Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology should be should introduce into the classroom at the early stage of a child's life because it will allow these young chaps to have first-hand information and knowledge about the latest and advanced technology that is dominating the financial stage of industries world.

The addition of Cryptocurrency into the curriculum will allow students to early develop an interest in the field of Cryptocurrency through an early introduction to the rudiments of Cryptocurrency and as they grow it will allow them to invest in the crypto market thereby giving them financial liberation.