Amish children learn the old gothic text letters for reading German at Amish parochial school and at home. Some Amish children attend public school but many more attend Amish schools, governed and taught by the Amish themselves. The schools are unique to Amish beliefs and traditions. The Amish won the right via the courts to govern their own schools. Amish teachers are Amish people that have shown aptitude but have no formal training outside Amish society.
Funding is done via tuition and donation.
Amish children attend school either to age sixteen, or through an eighth grade education, depending upon the state they live in. Mennonites may attend either public or private school depending on the beliefs of the parents and their home church. When choosing reading materials on the Amish and Mennonites, be careful to use the most reliable and recommended sources, such as those by Merle Good, John Hostetler, John Zielinski, or the author. The Amish came to the area in the 1880's migrating from the Holmes County area. The settlement also takes in parts of Ashtabula and Portage Counties.