Meet Them Where They Are: A Math Teacher's Guide to Bitcoin Education

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Meet Them Where They Are: A Math Teacher's Guide to Bitcoin Education | All In Bitcoin - EP9 🎓

All In Bitcoin

34 minutes 38 seconds

7 months ago

Meet Them Where They Are: A Math Teacher's Guide to Bitcoin Education | All In Bitcoin - EP9 🎓

High school math teacher Jason Maier shares his journey from McDonald's Wi-Fi mining attempts to becoming a published Bitcoin author. Discover how his book "A Progressive Case for Bitcoin" is changing minds by meeting people where they are - addressing climate concerns, war funding, and social justice through Bitcoin's unique lens.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why Bitcoin's environmental impact doesn't have to be a conversation-stopper

• How to reach across political divides to share Bitcoin's value proposition

• The surprising response (or lack thereof) to Bitcoin hitting $100K

• Why education might be the most important frontier in Bitcoin's journey to mass adoption

• Plus: The heartwarming story of a barber who started stacking sats - and got a Bitcoin-themed cape from the community!

Key timestamps:

00:00:50 - Jason's McDonald's Wi-Fi mining attempt in 2011

00:02:35 - How math and computer science first attracted Jason to Bitcoin

00:03:40 - The surprising non-reaction to Bitcoin hitting $100K

00:05:57 - Jason's motivation for writing "A Progressive Case for Bitcoin"

00:07:34 - Writing a book while teaching full-time: The 5 AM writing routine

00:08:41 - The Progressive Bitcoiner nonprofit's mission

00:09:45 - Bitcoin's unique community dynamic: People actually help each other!

00:10:47 - Jason's favorite Bitcoin tools: Strike, Cold Card, and ETF exposure

00:14:33 - Thoughts on strategic Bitcoin reserves and institutional adoption

00:16:39 - Why Jason works to bring more people into Bitcoin

00:19:15 - Breaking down "A Progressive Case for Bitcoin" strategy and content

00:22:55 - Addressing the environmental impact concerns head-on

00:25:03 - How Bitcoin mining helps renewable energy development

00:27:48 - Legitimizing Bitcoin: Research, policy, and charity as the next wave

00:30:29 - Breaking Bitcoin's insider circle problem

00:32:57 - Final wisdom: Meet people where they are to teach effectively

Whether you're a Bitcoin veteran or just Bitcoin-curious, this conversation illuminates how effective education depends on understanding your audience - and why Bitcoin's success relies on its champions speaking the language of the communities they wish to reach.