The greatest concentration of Amish is in northeast Ohio, about 78 miles south of Cleveland. Next in size is in northeastern Indiana. Then comes the Amish settlement in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Amish church groups seek to maintain a degree of separation from the non-Amish world, i.e. American and Canadian society. There is generally a heavy emphasis on church and family relationships. They typically operate their own one-room schools and discontinue formal education after grade eight, at age 13/14. Until the children turn 16, they have vocational training under the tutelage of their parents, community, and the school teacher.
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