Representation in the Classroom

Setting up the Socratic Seminar

• Question
• Context

Setting up the Socratic Seminar

• Find the readings

Socratic Seminar Questions

• Create questions for the Socratic Seminar

Ground Rules for Socratic Seminar

• Create ground rules

Students sit in a circle.

Insightful comments from the Socratic Seminar

• How can Congress work with so many opinions?
• Multiple generations is most important
• Experience equals working the system in a dishonest way
• Why aren't people of different gender/race not running? That is not a Congress issue.

Insightful comments from the Socratic Seminar

• Is it our fault we are not well represented in Congress?
• All Congresspeople are voting partisan. We could just pick someone off the street and tell them their Republican and then have them vote Republican.
• Would term limits help make Congress more diverse?