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    Home » The Plain Columns » The Amish Editor

    Amish Schoolhouses and Coming Soon: Teacher Mahlon

    Published: Apr 24, 2013 · Updated: Feb 2, 2021 by Kevin Williams | 6 Comments

    Photo caption:  An Amish schoolhouse in northern Indiana, one of 80 that dot the countryside in the Shipshewana-Middlebury area.

    By Kevin L. Williams

    Either next week or the week after, this website will debut a new column called "Teacher Mahlon."   These will be the weekly writings from an Amish schoolteacher named Mahlon who will share his perspectives from the classroom.  I want this website to be a place where we can learn from a variety of Plain voices; we're missing the male perspective, so this is exciting to me and I hope for you also.  Stay tuned!:)

    Meanwhile, I'm not sure why I find Amish schoolhouses so enchanting, but I do.  There's just something endearing about the thought of the very back-to-basics learning going on inside. In a world where most schools have been transformed by high speed internet, smartphones and social-networking, the idea of blackboards and books and a school-teacher just seems so refreshingly retro.  While the Amish generally (with some exceptions) go to school through the eighth grade, there have been cases of Amish wishing to leave the church and going on to college after passing a GED with flying colors.

    Next week, I'll share with you the inside of an Amish school building. For now, let's enjoy some of these school scenes I've collected from various settlements.  I've seen them made from corrugated metal, wood, cinder-block, log, and anything in between. Each school sort of has their own distinct personality and characteristics.  To see a photo album of Amish schools, continue reading 

    SCHOOL TOUR GUIDE: Top photo, schoolhouse in Flat Rock, Illinois New Order community; second from top, school in the Wheat Ridge-Unity settlement in Adams County, Ohio; third from top, Amish school in Kingston, Wisconsin, fourth from top, school in Rexford, Montana; fifth from top, Amish school in Holmes County, Ohio and at the bottom, an Amish school in the New Order settlement of St. Ignatius.

     

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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Tammy

      April 25, 2013 at 9:07 am

      I know Mahlon! He is such a wonderful person and weaves some amazing stories! You are very fortunate to snag him up! Congratulations to you and to Mahlon!

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      • Kevin

        April 25, 2013 at 9:32 am

        Tammy, thank you, he is a great guy, very humble and articulate and I look forward to posting his writings here. I think people will enjoy them! - Kevin

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    2. Denise

      April 25, 2013 at 9:33 am

      I am very excited to hear about this, and will look forward to reading it.

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    3. Carolyn Kirk

      April 25, 2013 at 10:00 am

      Thanks, Kevin. This will be very interesting. I'm sure it will just increase my desire to be part of their world.

      Reply
    4. Carolyn

      April 25, 2013 at 7:47 pm

      Thank you Keven. This really sounds great. Carolyn I think A lot of people would love to be at least some part of their world. So many things have become so out of control. I am so concerned about my children and grandchildren. I leave them in Gods hands every day.

      Reply
    5. Becky Martin

      April 26, 2013 at 11:20 am

      I am looking forward to Mahlon's writings. I always thought all Amish teachers were women. He sounds like the perfect addition.

      Reply

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