Will Bitcoin Change How Kids Learn to Count?
BY NICOLA SMITH05.06.139:30 AM


It is a concern with most whether or not that children use this new form of digital currency called Bitcoins. There are pros and cons if children rely on this form of currency like for example it does help them to learn to use digital currency yes but social interaction, the form of knowing how to count and deal with real money, and will it cause them to suffer in some math fundamentals. One cannot simply rule out counting current currency because it known, just as the article states, "Countless research has shown the importance of interacting with concrete objects (say, coins over abstract bitcoin) for early learning. The most compelling example remains a classic study of Brazilian street children who couldn’t answer math problems in school, yet could perform complex math transactions in the real-life context of making sales on the street. People learn best when surrounded by physical meaning"(Will Bitcoin Change How Kids Learn to Count? article by Nicola Smith).

I agree when the article mentions that if digital currency is to be taught to children as if it were norm, then they should learn both forms of currency, digital and physical. I like the idea mentioned in the article that students should be required in high school to take a personal finance class. If I had had something like that in my school maybe my handling of money and counting wouldn't be so bad and I would be able to manage it better. Even though technology continues to advance we should not rely so much on it honestly, I am a good example myself. I rely to much on a calculator that even doing basic math configurations takes me quite awhile to figure out the answer.