Items: 

a) Percent of moviegoers who watched new Avengers movie this weekend

b) Percent of high school students in 2018 who went on to college

c) Percent of college-going survey respondents who listed "level of debt to pay for the degree" as their top concern.

Answers:

a) 90% (from Box Office Guru)

b) 69% (from BLS research)

c) 42% (from Princeton Review survey)

Questions:

• How did you become aware of the new Avengers movie? Why do you think it went “viral” and had a record opening weekend?
• The number of high school graduates going to college in 2018 rose from 67% to 69% in the past year. Why do you think more high school graduates are enrolling in college?
• For those of you about to graduate from high school and either going to work or off to college/trade school, what is your #1 concern?

Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.

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About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.