Interactive Monday: Maternity Leave Policies
Hat tip to Jessica for pointing out this interactive that compares company maternity leave policies in a visual way:
It took me a minute to orient myself to this bubble chart. This chart represents the maternity leave policies of over 1,800 U.S. companies with the size of the bubble representing the number of weeks of paid maternity leave provided. The 0's on the perimeter of the circle are all the organizations with 0 paid time maternity leave policies. As your scroll down the page, you...
Question of the Day: What do 92% of adults fear most when it comes to looking for a new job?
Answer: The Job Interview
Questions:
Have you ever had a job interview?
If so, how did it go?
If not, are you worried about going on a job interview?
What would worry you about a job interview?
What questions do you think employers would ask during an interview for a specific job that you are interested in?
What steps do you think are important in preparing for a job interview?
Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your...
Chart of the Week: More Jobs Then People
History was recently made. As the chart above shows there are now more job openings than unemployed workers.
Questions:
In what year was the gap widest in terms of the difference between the number of unemployed and the available jobs? What do you think happens to wages for workers in that year?
What has been the primary contributor to this situation in 2018 where job openings now exceed the number of unemployed? Has it been the growth in job openings or the decrease in the number...
Best of 2018...NGPF FinCap Fridays
By Tim Ranzetta
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Jan 04, 2019
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Budgeting, FinCap Fridays, Financial Scams, Career, Current Events, Employment, Generosity
We added FinCap Fridays to our resources in mid-August. Teachers asked for a creative and engaging way to bring current events into their classroom and we listened. A 5-7 minute FinCap Friday kicks off with a 5 question Kahoot + Yanely's explanation of the current event and why it matters + a discussion prompt to keep the conversation going + additional activity ideas if you want your students to dig deeper. With over 50,000 student Kahoots played since its August launch, FinCap Fridays have...
Best of 2018...NGPF Questions of the Day
By Tim Ranzetta
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Jan 03, 2019
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Question of the Day, Career, Budgeting, Credit Cards, Employment, Current Events, Personal Finance
Questions of the day a.k.a. "bell-ringers" are a great way to get the conversation started about a money topic. What makes a good question of the day? It's relevant, timely and thought-provoking. Subscribe here and you will get a daily Question of the Day delivered to your inbox during the school year.
See how many of these top 10 QoD from 2018 you can answer:)
#`10: What 3 jobs are projected to be the fastest growing over the next decade?
#9: What percent of 18 year old college students have...
Question of the Day: What is the most common pay frequency for workers at private companies?
Answer: Bi-weekly (every other week)
Questions:
How do you think the frequency of your pay will impact your budget plans?
Which pay frequency would be most beneficial to you as an employee? Why?
Some companies (e.g., Lyft and Uber) offer same-day pay for employees. Do you think that's a good idea? Why or why not?
Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.
Best Day for Payday (9 minute Indicator podcast): ...
Chart of the Week: State Minimum Wages
Chart courtesy of Statista:
Questions:
Why do you think there is such a difference in the minimum wage rates by state?
What is the minimum wage in your state? Is it different in your area?
What do you think determines minimum wage levels in a given market (city, town, county)?
Analyzing this chart, what would you guess the federal minimum wage is?
Describe the typical worker that earns the minimum wage (education level, age, experience, type of job, industry)?
What do...
Question of the Day: What was the most important consideration in choosing a college major for the Class of 2017?
Answer: Availability of jobs
Questions:
Why do you think that job availability is so important for recent college graduates?
As you consider education beyond high school, what are the factors you will consider in picking a course of study or major?
Do you think the expected career paths match up with the jobs of the future?
Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.
Behind the numbers (from Visual Capitalist)
For...
Videos (4): PBS NewsHour On The Future Of Work
PBS NewsHour has been running an excellent series this week titled the Future of Work. These should be mandatory in high schools across America to help students grasp the changing world of work that they will be stepping into after high school, college or graduate school. For each of these 7-8 minute videos, we developed a set of questions to spark the conversation.
In rural Appalachia, can health care become the new coal?
Questions:
Why is the need for improved medical care so...
What's Trending on NGPF Blog in October?
By Tim Ranzetta
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Oct 29, 2018
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FinCap Fridays, Checking Accounts, Paying for College, Career, Employment
Each day, the NGPF Blog delivers two new pieces of content including an engaging Question of the Day. Here's new posts that teachers are reading this month which shows the variety of content you will find there.
FinCap Friday: Human Vs. Machine In this FinCap Friday, students will complete a 5 question Kahoot and then hear a five minute explainer from Yanely.
Interactive Monday: Wage and Employment Growth Across Occupations. Let your students interact with the data on...
Question of the Day; What percent of teens expect to work part-time while in college?
By Tim Ranzetta
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Oct 28, 2018
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Question of the Day, Paying for College, Employment, Research, Current Events
Answer: 58%
Questions:
Do you plan to work part-time while in college? If so, how many hours do you want to work?
If you don't plan to work part-time while in college, what jobs/internships do you want to pursue during the summer?
How much do you want to save from your part-time job/internships?
What do you think is the optimal number of hours for working a part-time job without impacting your studies?
Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the...
Interactive Monday - Where we came from and where we went
Today’s Interactive Monday is all about migration. The New York Times uses census data to chart how Americans have moved between states since 1900. The data is sorted state by state with a button to switch between emigration and diaspora views.
In migration mode you can see where the people living in a particular state were born - this chart answers the question “where do the people living in California come from.”
In diaspora mode you can see percentage of people...
Question of the Day: What's the median hourly wage for an UberX driver?
By Tim Ranzetta
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Oct 15, 2018
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Entrepreneurship, Question of the Day, Career, Research, Employment
Answer: $14.73
Questions:
What are the factors that lead to such wide variations in median hourly wages between cities?
What costs would an Uber driver incur which would reduce their hourly income?
Do you think these median figures have been increasing or decreasing compared to three years ago? Explain your answer.
Uber now has over 2 million drivers globally. What do you think attracts them to drive for the company?
Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question...
FinCap Friday: Human vs. Machine
Who hasn't seen a recent headline about artificial intelligence, robots and machine learning and how they are going to devour jobs. In this FinCap Friday, Yanely provides valuable tips to your students so they can position themselves well for the workplace of the future.
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Financial Education Explained By Danielle: Reevaluating Your Side Hustle
Motley Fool recently released this article that detailed why side hustles could actually be costing consumers. It reminded me of a Money article that was published a few months ago, which included the findings from an MIT study about the actual hourly income Lyft and Uber drivers make after taking into account expenses like gas and repairs (don't forget the mints, too).
Interestingly enough, the Money article found that “30% of Uber and Lyft drivers are actually losing money once expenses...
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