Many around the country have never heard of Max Rose.  Until yesterday, he was running for reelection as a New York member of the House of Representatives (he has since conceded his race).  Why does that matter to us?  About a month ago, we found out just how diverse Congress really is (trying to find out if there is anyone in Congress that looks like us.  That is not to say someone from a different background cannot effective represent our needs/wishes, but having different demographics and backgrounds makes it more difficult for them to know our true story because they experience life differently).

For an overwhelming majority of class, nobody met the same demographic information as our class (it is of little surprise seeing how we are all teenagers).  For the very few of us that were represented, we were represented by one person: Max Rose, a 33 year old Jewish white male.  Just having a conversation with the students about representation was incredibly powerful.

Feel free to visit the site, located here.  Have a conversation with your student about what representation really means to you and can mean to others.