What stood out to me the most was being shown a chart in high school showing the average earnings of a high school graduate vs a college graduate. A college gra

What stood out to me the most was being shown a chart in high school showing the average earnings of a high school graduate vs a college graduate. A college grad earned $1m more over their lifetime than the high school grad, and I never thought to (nor was I encouraged to) dig into those statistics any further.