Amish 101Technology and Education

TechnologyAverse Technology

Weaken the family structure Cause vanity Create inequality

Technology What they prefer

Live in houses without electricity Get around in horse-drawn buggies Electricity only for electric fences for cattle, flashing

electric lights on buggies, and heating homes

Technology Different subgroup has different attitude

The Swartzentruber and Andy Weaver Amish (Ultraconservative)

The New Order Amish

Education

Formal education is provided through the eighth grade and only in their own private schools

The Amish are exempt from state compulsory attendance beyond the eighth grade based on religious principles

Education

Schooling concentrates on the basic reading, writing, math and geography, along with vocational training and socialization in Amish history and values.

Group Discussion

If you are born in Amish family, would you keep for the original life style or not, why?

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