1. Technology and Education
Amish 101
Technology and Education

2. Technology Averse Technology Weaken the family structure Cause vanity
Create inequality

3. 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

4. Technology Different subgroup has different attitude
The Swartzentruber and Andy Weaver Amish (Ultraconservative)
The New Order Amish

5. 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

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

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