Getting to and from school when you're Amish offers a variety of options. Â If you attend public schools, like the Amish Cook's children, chances are you'll just take a yellow bus. Â But if you attend an Amish school, you're on your own. A common way is to just walk. Â Most Amish schools are built so that a child wouldn't have to walk any more than 2 miles to arrive at class, which someone could cover in an easy 20 minutes. In settlements that allow it, bicycles provide a quick, cheap way to get to and from home. The Amish communities sprawled out across northern Indiana is one of the largest "bike settlements." Â In other communities, bicycles aren't permitted but foot-powered scooters are. Â Â In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, roller-blades are generally permissible. Â And still there are more creative ways. I once saw an Amish kid going to school on skis on a snowy day in New York. Â The child in the photo above is using some horse-power to get to and from school.
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