Do you think they are talking about bitcoin in your basic ECON class?
This is actually not a bad idea. I mean what better place to learn bitcoin than in school, right? Bitcoin is not actually harmful to students, it's a good thing that they will have a brief information about it, so in the future they can use it as preference.
Yes, it's not a bad idea. When taught in school the value of education gets deviated, here it focus entirely on earning and progressing. The real thing that need to be taught in school is how to lead a life. In schools I don't find any way of educating about bitcoin. Later they themselves if they find it necessary let them learn.