She, too, believes there's
a strong cultural component to Americans» attitudes, but she sees the problem as reflecting the strategies people use to avoid painful subjects.
HOT Schools Program staff weave the HOT School Core
Components of
Strong Arts, Arts Integration and Democratic Practice with the unique collections, mission and focus of the arts and
cultural organizations, representing excellence in multiple arts media from visual art to theater, dance, music and media arts and resulting in opportunities for designing rich units of study for schools.