America has always been considered the melting pot of the world, but in recent years, with the number of interracial marriages increasing (Root 1996), America's school systems must learn to meet the needs of multiracial students. the needs of multiracial students. In this article, multiracial “refers to people who belong to two or more racial heritages. It is the most inclusive term for people of all racial backgrounds. So it also includes biracial people” (Root 1996). Multiracial students have difficulty developing their racial identity and feeling approval from peers who are not mixed, making their experiences in school more difficult, especially in a social context (Gibbs 1990, cited in Moss and Davis). For current and future educators, this means there will be a growing need to support students from mixed backgrounds and create programs that meet their needs while giving these students positive perspectives on their racial makeup. This article will explore the complications that multiracial students face in developing their identities and how schools and teachers can positively impact this development. Multiracial students face many problems accepting their racial identity due to their inability to fall into a monoracial category. In recent years, the number of biracial births has exceeded the number of monoracial births, and these children will soon enter the school system (Root 1996) with unique new problems regarding their own racial identity. According to Poston, “racial identity is defined as “pride in one's racial and cultural identity” (1990, p. 152, cited in Advising Biracial Students). Compared to their monoracial peers, multiracial students face constant conflict over how to enact... middle of paper ... all aspects that constitute their racial identity (Root 1996). Multiracial inclusion can be integrated into daily activities and projects. Works Cited Harris, H.L. (2006). African American school counselors: Their perceptions of biracial individuals. Journal Of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory & Research, 34(1/2), 1-19. Chiong, J. A. (1998). Racial categorization of multiracial children in schools. Greenwood PressMoss, R.C. and Davis, D. (2008). Counseling biracial students: A review of issues and interventions. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 36(4), 219-230.Wallace, K. R. (2004). Working with multiracial students: Critical perspectives on research and practice. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. Root, M., P., (1996) The multiracial experience: racial boundaries as the new frontier. Copyright 1996 by Sage Publications, Inc...