Long read:
Why Putting Bitcoin in Schools is the Most Radical Act of Our Time
#Bitcoin #Lightning
There is a kind of protest that doesn’t march.It doesn’t hold signs and doesn’t ask permissi...
> When a teacher sends 500 satoshis to a student for completing an essay they are not just incentivising homework. They are handing that student their first sovereign asset.
I love the concept of bringing bitcoin into the classrooms. I once even thought of designing a bitcoin curriculum for kids, to teach at my son's school, as an optional after-school activity. Unfortunately the idea never materialised because I could never find the time... 😔
That said, I have problems with sats as reward for homework. I think any sort of reward in the classroom kills intrinsic motivation, which is key for true learning, but that's a different topic...
What I had in mind was designing something fun and basic: setting up wallets, generating LN invoices, sending sats, spending sats on real stuff... Also, there are a few interesting bitcoin board games that I would have used, to keep them interested. To me, it was all about developing awareness, and awakening interest, in a fun and playful manner...
I love the concept of bringing bitcoin into the classrooms. I once even thought of designing a bitcoin curriculum for kids, to teach at my son's school, as an optional after-school activity. Unfortunately the idea never materialised because I could never find the time... 😔
That said, I have problems with sats as reward for homework. I think any sort of reward in the classroom kills intrinsic motivation, which is key for true learning, but that's a different topic...
What I had in mind was designing something fun and basic: setting up wallets, generating LN invoices, sending sats, spending sats on real stuff... Also, there are a few interesting bitcoin board games that I would have used, to keep them interested. To me, it was all about developing awareness, and awakening interest, in a fun and playful manner...
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