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A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows public opinion
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Education
The Amish have their own private education system of around 1,200 schools which stresses the 'four Rs' of reading, writing, arithmetic and religion.
A typical school has between 25 and 35 pupils, with only one room and one teacher to cover all ages. Teaching is in English. Teachers are usually younger women without specialist training. Children will often do farm work before and after school.
Amish children are educated in schools until they're 14 (eighth grade). This exemption from US law which generally requires schooling until age 16 is the result of a Supreme Court Case in which the Amish successfully argued that education beyond aged 14 exposed their children to modern values that clashed with their beliefs and might put their salvation at risk.
