Teachers with international experience know more and want to share that knowledge, are aware of and accept differences in peoples and cultures, and often act as cultural mediators. Teachers are encouraged to undertake an international experience. (RM)

The benefits of encouraging returned American exchange students and foreign exchange students to be bridges between cultures are discussed. Obstacles in the way of exchange students being utilized as resources are also examined. A scenario describes how a social studies teacher could encourage exchange students to increase cross-cultural…