ORGANIZATION OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES
This article examines the multicultural orientation of US secondary schools, which manifests itself in providing equal education to all children, regardless of their individuality, and is also expressed in the education of citizens who are able to respect the individuality of each member of society. The importance of multicultural education is dictated by modern reality, as modern society includes representatives of different nationalities, faiths, cultures, as well as people with special needs in development. This article highlights the features, goals and objectives of multicultural education in secondary schools in the United States, as well as describes the process of implementing multicultural educational programs in the educational process. This article highlights the types of interaction of the school with the families of students, thanks to the use of which, a comprehensive multicultural education is carried out, because the all-encompassing nature of multicultural education requires maximum involvement of parents, social educators and psychologists, who should also adhere to the ideas and principles of multicultural education outside the school, only in this way the student will be comprehensively surrounded by a multicultural environment. The multicultural orientation of education is an integral part of school education, because it is in the teenage period, during the years of study at school, that a respectful attitude towards the individuality of all citizens, their own and other culture is formed. The future of a multicultural society depends on the willingness and ability of citizens to act within the framework of different cultures. Schools play an important role in helping students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to cross cultural boundaries and form a democratic and just society.