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Amish 101

Amish 101. Technology and Education. Technology. Averse Technology Weaken the family structure Cause vanity Create inequality. Technology. What they prefer Live in houses without electricity Get around in horse-drawn buggies

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Amish 101

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  1. 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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