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11 Appendix B Issues Log As a result of our hours of discussion and analysis, several issues surfaced that we recommend the Orange County Schools Board of Education consider as part of its strategic planning process. These issues are not the consensus of the Stakeholders Group, but are issues presented to and by the stakeholders as part of our community engagement and visioning process. Issues Statements: Arts The Arts give the opportunity to create, imagine, promote self- expression, realize a talent and through these humanities, learn from the past, examine the present, and develop into well rounded citizens for the better community. Creativity Our children need to be given opportunities to exercise their manual as well as their intellectual skills. Creative making and creative thinking are complimentary aspects of what it means to be fully human. Choices in addition to college Everyone's interested but a lot of people are going to college and don't know why they are in college or what they will do when they finish. Plus they are carrying debt that they'll never be able to pay off. More people are needed to work with their hands — plumbers, carpenters, and mechanics. Kids need choices. Impact of Change On family understanding (homework) On teacher stress STEM 4 STEAM Creative thinking (a capability most readily developed within the broad category of the "arts ") is a necessary component for success in the 21"century, but it is entirely lacking in STEM education, at least as STEM is currently promoted. An "A" for the arts should therefore be added to STEM, turning it into "STEAM," with an emphasis on the ability to think critically and inventively, to communicate well in both speaking and writing, and to collaborate with people from widely divergent cultures. Trauma /Abuse Effects of trauma /abuse on learning Responding to trauma /abuse suffered by students 10