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(Kitco News) – Regardless of what many prominent financial analysts think, cryptocurrencies continue to gain public awareness and are increasingly seen as a legitimate field of study for both high school and college students. increase.
According to recent information Investigation A study conducted by Study.com found that 64% of parents surveyed believe cryptocurrency should be included in the high school curriculum, and 67% of college graduates believe cryptocurrency education should be made mandatory. .
Focusing on the US population, the study included 884 parents with an average age of 43 and 210 college graduates with an average age of 36. To qualify for the study, the main criterion was to have at least a basic understanding of cryptocurrency, blockchain. Technology, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), and the Metaverse.
Not surprisingly, the current investments parents surveyed correlated with what they thought schools should teach, with 68% of parents investing in cryptocurrencies. which is closely aligned with 64% who believe this topic should be taught. at school.
One caveat to these findings is that the qualification of having basic cryptocurrency knowledge may have skewed the results in favor of more cryptocurrencies. the study“Perhaps the respondents’ knowledge means they invest in cryptocurrencies more than the average person,” the authors said.
When asked about subjects in which blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies should replace school curricula, most parents said they would rather have their children learn about cryptography than design, architecture or art history.
University graduates find value in blockchain technology research
As for how college graduates feel about the potential benefits of cryptocurrency coursework, feedback in favor of college courses on cryptocurrencies was overwhelmingly positive.
Similar to the parents surveyed, the majority of college graduates who invested in cryptocurrencies (73%) believed that cryptocurrencies should be part of a student’s education (67%). Also, more than one-third of her respondents believe that schools should incorporate the metaverse and blockchain into their curriculum. However, they were less enthusiastic about her NFT classes.
Overall, “86% of college graduates believe they could make more money with a formal knowledge of new currencies and internet innovations instead of a college degree.” the survey revealed. This may be due to the fact that “college graduates earn less than high school graduates” in recent years.
A major difference of opinion between parents and college graduates is about what kinds of courses should be taught.
College graduates (49%) thought the most important element of the curriculum was information about good cryptography, whereas parents (46%) thought the history of cryptography was the most important. , said the study.
One area they agreed on was the reasoning behind educating kids about blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and the metaverse.
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