Train Up a Child: Old Order Amish and Mennonite Schools

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appendix a Informants This research is based on interviews and correspondence with 142 members of Old Order Amish and Mennonite communities in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, and Ontario. Of this number, 78 were teachers at the time of the interview. The others were church members in their respective communities and engaged in a variety of economic pursuits. In addition, repeated visits were made to a total of 38 schools throughout these communities. All schools were visited at least twice at different times of the school year, and at least a third were visited repeatedly over a period of several years. Hostetler and Huntington (1992) note that one of the criteria they used for selecting the schools in their study was that the teacher have taught for a minimum of three years. As pointed out in the text, the role of the teacher differs greatly from community to community, and it is unusual for teachers in the less progressive groups to teach more than one or two years. Klimuska (1995) quotes an Amishman in Lancaster County as saying, “The three biggest problems we have are taxes going up, the milk check going down, and teacher has a boyfriend.” In larger Old Order communities with more than one school, the schools visited were chosen largely on the recommendation of community members as well as on the advice of local teachers and former teachers, who often chose to come along on school visits. Table A.1. Informants Teachers Nonteachers Total Female 71 38 109 Male 7 26 33 Total 78 64 142 Table A.2. Informants (Teachers), by Community Community Female Male Total Swartzentruber 11 0 11 Norfolk, NY 4 0 4 Somerset, OH 2 0 2 Fredericktown, OH 2 0 2 Ashland, OH 2 1 3 Holmes County, OH 6 2 8 Elkhart-LaGrange, IN 20 3 23 Centreville, MI 10 1 11 Lancaster County, PA 14 0 14 Total 71 7 78 248 K appendix a L Table A.3 Informants (Other), by Community Community Female Male Total Swartzentruber (NY) 8 7 15 Norfolk, NY 3 0 3 Somerset, OH 5 1 6 Fredericktown, OH 1 1 2 Ashland, OH 3 3 6 Holmes County, OH 5 2 7 Elkhart-LaGrange, IN 2 4 6 Centreville, MI 3 1 4 Lancaster County, PA 5 5 10 Other 3 2 5 Total 38 26 64 Table A.4. Number of Schools Visited by Community Community Number of Schools Visited Swartzentruber 8 Norfolk, NY 2 Somerset, OH 1 Fredericktown, OH 2 Ashland, OH 3 Holmes County, OH 3 Elkhart-LaGrange, IN 7 Centreville, MI 5 Lancaster County, PA 7 Total 38 K informants L 249 appendix b Schools and Locations The names of schools have been changed to protect the privacy of teachers, students, and parents. Swartzentruber Schools Line Road Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County, New York Lake Clear Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County, New York Kendrew Corner Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County, New York Ridgeview Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County, New York Woodland Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County, New York Little Brook Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County, New York River View Holmes County, Ohio Maple Tree Rensselaer Falls, St. Lawrence County, New York Small Amish Schools Brook* Norfolk, St. Lawrence County, New York Brookview Norfolk, St. Lawrence County, New York Grove Somerset, Ohio Maple View Fredericktown, Ohio Oaktree Fredericktown, Ohio Brookside Ashland, Ohio Valley View Ashland, Ohio Mountain Top Ashland, Ohio Mainstream Amish Schools Forest View Holmes and Wayne Counties, Ohio Crossroads Holmes and Wayne Counties, Ohio Millersburg Holmes and Wayne Counties, Ohio Progressive Amish Schools Pine Tree Centreville, Michigan Creekview Centreville, Michigan Hill Top Centreville, Michigan Mountain Top Centreville, Michigan Grove Centreville, Michigan Creekside Elkhart and LaGrange Counties, Indiana Trail Run Elkhart and LaGrange Counties, Indiana Tree Top Elkhart and LaGrange Counties, Indiana North Ridge Elkhart and LaGrange Counties, Indiana Shady Valley Elkhart and LaGrange Counties, Indiana East Elkhart and LaGrange Counties, Indiana Brook Elkhart and LaGrange Counties, Indiana Old Order Mennonite Schools Hill and Valley Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Pleasant Valley Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Eastside Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Little Stream Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Maple Hill Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Riverside Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Long Ridge Lancaster County, Pennsylvania * Brook School was the first school built by the Norfolk Old Order Amish church-community. It was a tworoom schoolhouse and, initially, served a church-community with two church districts. For a variety of...