Yes indeed. Not just about Bitcoin but basic financial literacy so they can responsibly manage their finances at the earliest age.

I think household finance in general should be taught in school and obviously I think Bitcoin is part of household finance.

No. Teaching systems and concepts to children (people) inherently doctrinates and incentivizes them toward participation in systems and toward concepts.

If you want children to be free of mind, you would teach them how to perceive how systems function and the tools to perceive the qualities of concepts over the concept within the system in which you have found to be the ideal. This is the same with teaching religion in a secular context.

Edit: "doctrines and incentivizes" is caustic. "biases" would be more generous. And obviously my opinion of how "you would" do this better is an IMO.

I have zero confidence the public school system could craft and teach an unbiased, accurate, curriculum of even the basics of Bitcoin, so no.

Yes, so they can plan ahead their future finance. It's like when parents save up for their college. They'll also know how to manage their wallets, especially when we give them allowance.

No. i Think we should home school kids and teach them about Bitcoin at Home

We should teach our children about money, how it works, why it's important to save a portion of everything you earn, and how it is used to provide you future choices .. depending upon the type of money you choose. What are those different types? Why are they different? What are their different qualities?

Start with the simple stuff; kids are endlessly curious

Money doesn't make the world go round, but understanding it sure helps you have more options as the world goes around.

I actually teach financial literacy to a bunch of 14-year-olds, so maybe I have authentic insights to share here. You may be surprised that my school curriculum deals with topics like differentiating between needs and wants, making a budget and understanding the workings of credit and debit cards. However, I happen to teach in a low-progress school, in which all students failed Maths for their Primary School Leaving examination. So, I cover topics that would have been understood and internalised by most elementary school students.

I think what middle school students needs is not a rumination on the history of currency, but metacognitive awareness on how to build good money habits. After all, even adults cannot manage their impulses and get saddled with huge credit card debt. So any mention of Bitcoin must be embedded within a more comprehensive curriculum that guides students to save, spend, invest and share responsibly, Personally, I have decided to live the Bitcoin Standard and taken baby steps to attain this goal one day. But the fact remains that Bitcoin is just one of many options available to youngsters with regard to building their money pool.

I think as a teacher, I am more concerned about teaching them about the pitfalls of Buy Now Pay Later platforms, the gamification inherent in trading apps and the dopamine rush associated with online shopping. Because these are issues that are more relatable to them and my society at this point in time.

There is not to say that I don’t mention Bitcoin at all. When I discuss saving with my kids, I talk about the importance of having multiple sources of income. I then show them how I get sats every day from the Cointiply faucet. This piques their curiosity and leads to discussions about the differences between Bitcoin and fiat. I don’t seek out to orange pill; I just enlighten them on my daily habits.

They all know that I love writing, so I think I will show them how Stacker News is a good place for receiving BTC-related news (and for getting some sats) when the occasion arises.

Just my two sats’ worth

No, because I don't like "Should we..." questions.

My default response is "Who is 'we'?"

Been teaching it in primary school for 10 years.

Way easier with kids than it is teaching old people.

Sounds interesting. But keep in mind that public schools fulfill the important function of propagandizing the kids to be good state slaves. BTC doesn't fit well into this world

Yes, as an educator I have thought about creating a curriculum and trying to implement it in schools. Even potentially working it in to after school programs if the boards wouldn't allow it.

Teach fundamental building blocks (eg maths, physics, human psychology) and share what has been tried over time (eg various forms of money and governance). Help them build knowledge so they can lead us in the right direction in the future with their own unique experiences and creativity.

No, don't lump bitcoin in with things kids learn that they will never use, like obeying.

No, they should learn the more important things that will lead them to Bitcoin.

Hope you plan on homeschooling because they won't learn it otherwise.

Yes! Knowledge is power. The diversity of subjects should be broad.

Yes, in a way. It should be integrated on a course teaching general financial concepts. Basic information that everyone should know before starting their adult life.

Yes, Bitcoin, but also about money, what it is and how easily it can be manipulated. Perhaps an inflation game. Would be great to play a game in class that would induce hyperinflation where other kids, that are consumers and businesses, would raise their prices and at some point somebody will probably come with another form of payment.

Also finances, how to deal with money and especially savings.
At lastly technology. To get them excited about the technology behind it.

Absolutely. Bitcoin education is vital for sparking a monetary revolution.

Important Note: I am not advocating that Bitcoin curriculum should be mandated on schools or that public schools need to require it. More, I think schools would be wise to try and implement it.

Is a must.
Everyone needs to know how does money works and the big difference between btc and Fiat.
But it's a topic that every parent should teach also to their own kids.

There is no we. Teach your own children what you want and let other parents teach their children what they want.

its happening in El Salvador already :)

https://miprimerbitcoin.io/en/my-first-bitcoin/

(Yes) but NO! It NEEDS to be parents responsibility to teach their kids. Do 👏 not 👏 depend on school/government to teach your kids.

Ideally, yes. But do this yourself!!!

Bitcoin eliminates public schools. There is no "we"

We need to register our own religion and start a private school with Bitcoin as the base layer.

I picked no because of the technicality aspect of Bitcoin that would be beyond some kids.

Yes, eventually in history class. The origin story, block size wars, why separation of money and state was so desperately needed and how bitcoin saved the world from the brink of a fiat apocalypse. That kind of stuff.

Yes, because bitcoin creates a fair system for everybody. No cheating. If we would price everything in bitcoin then you have to do actual work to earn bitcoin (money). No escape. Resulting from this, you will think at least twice what you are paying for. Because it cost you real work, time and energy to spend your hard earned sats. Moreover, if you miscalculate yourself and you go broke then there is no cheating. Then you learn the hard way how to organise your finances.

learning about bitcoin is an incredible central launching point to learning about many, many things. It would be a great use of resources to teach it to kids early and often.

I don't think we need to teach the technical details of Bitcoin in school, but I definitely think kids should be learning about some basic monetary theory and monetary history. And as part of that education they should learn why bitcoin is the best money we've ever developed.

Very important. So that they have a clear understanding of how Bitcoin fixes the problems, caused by the fiat monetary system. Eventually, they'll become sovereign individuals, economically.

It would be good to know more about the fundamentals of money at a young age

No, but they should learn cryptography.

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