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STATEMENT *
The only sure, permanent foundation for peace is understanding
among the peoples of the various nations of the world. To gain this
understanding many of the citizens of the world community must come
into immediate contact with their neighbors in other lands. As anyone
knows who has traveled in other sections of the world there is at
present much misunderstanding concerning the purposes and the character
of American life, and there is likewise much misunderstanding among
our own people concerning the character and culture of other nations.
To reduce misunderstanding and to create harmony among peoples
a number of programs for the exchange of persons have been launched.
Among these I feel the exchange of teachers is one of the most significant
because it provides an opportunity for American teachers to live for
a period of months in communities in other countries and to observe
there directly the everyday lives of other people. It likewise provides
an opportunity for teachers from other countries to live in many sections
of the United States and to observe us in our normal daily activities.
Attitudes developed in these associations will be reflected in
our own national life and similar attitudes of cooperation and understanding
will be reflected in the thinking and actions of other nationals. As a
result we may hove over the years that a firm psychological foundation
may thus be laid for a continuing peace.
* By Earl James McGrath, U.S. Commissioner of Education, Federal
Security Agency, Washington, D. C. on Teacher Exchange to the New York
Times, August 13, 1952.
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