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situation and it’s ramifications lead to many problems and will
serve as the basis for the unit I plan to teach on the Law and
Child Custody and how it effects teenage unwed parents, their
children, their grandparents and all concerned. It is a far
reaching problem, one that deals with child custody laws, rights
of the individuals involved, moral and physical welfare and the
best interests of the child. This unit is designed for a
junior/senior English class. Past experience has shown that the
class will be made up of about ten percent unwed mothers and
about twenty percent unwed fathers, all with very little
knowledge of their rights and responsibilities, both moral and
legal. They also know very little about their responsibilities
toward the best interest of their child or children. Since this
is an English class, one aim will be the development of reading,
writing and listening skills. I have three major objectives for
the class. They can be ac