I came across this article "Amish one-room schools are plain, traditional, unguarded" by Caitlin Cleary. I thought that some interesting facts about Amish schooling were covered that could build upon our discussions from our Amish literacy unit. I was aware that the educational system differed from the one that we're familiar with, but I was still shocked by their standards and processes. "They have no teacher or standardized testing requirements." On top of that, students are only required to attend school until the eighth grade. The article continues to go into a little bit more detail. The main thing that I took away from this article is the difference in the values of our society and in the values of the Amish community. In our society, I feel that we care more about getting ahead and having a successful career. Meanwhile, the Amish focus heavily on the community aspect.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06276/727000-85.stm
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TO go off that I also think that when you say our values, you are talking about thousands upon thousands of different, if even slightly, values as apposed to the Amish that have ONE value. The public school systems have to worry about pleasing and taking into consideration everyone's value from parents who constantly are calling into the school and complaining about their child's education, to parents who are crack heads that don't even care about their children. You also get people that think everyone is an individual and needs to be treated that way, to people who think everyone should be held to the same rigid standards as everyone else. I think the major difference between the Amish and public school systems is that they have one way of looking at things and we have many.
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