Category: Amish Education
When the Supreme Court Couldn’t Care Less: T...
Posted by L.A., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Feb 20, 2023 | Amish Education, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Fifty years of injustice: why the Wisconsin v. Yod...
Posted by L.K., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Feb 15, 2023 | Amish Education, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
What Is Amish Culture? The History of the Amish in...
Posted by H.J., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Jan 30, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Wisconsin v. Yoder at 50: What You Need to Know If...
Posted by E.P., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | May 13, 2022 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Wisconsin v. Yoder at 50: What You Need to Know — ...
Posted by E.P., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | May 6, 2022 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Examining the Wisconsin v. Yoder case document, and why it’s unethical
by L.K., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Mar 6, 2023 | Amish Education, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
This case document almost feels unreal, like I’m reading a dystopian novel. It’s like every child of the Amish had their futures decided for them before they can even read.
Read MoreWhen the Supreme Court Couldn’t Care Less: The 1971 Wisconsin v. Yoder Hearing
by L.A., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Feb 20, 2023 | Amish Education, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Attorney William Ball somehow successfully argued that because no crimes are reported in the Amish community, no crimes — including child abuse — have been committed. In the age of the #MeToo movement, an implication like that would never stand in the courtroom of today. Ball’s statement is grossly unjust.
Read MoreFifty years of injustice: why the Wisconsin v. Yoder’s trial result is flawed
by L.K., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Feb 15, 2023 | Amish Education, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Taking away a child’s rights to education also takes away their future, and ensures that the child lives the way that the parents want them to live, instead of letting them decide that for themselves.
Read MoreWhat Is Amish Culture? The History of the Amish in the United States
by H.J., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Jan 30, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Despite many internal differences, one similarity holds true for all traditional practicing Amish communities: there is no schooling past the 8th grade.
Read MoreWisconsin v. Yoder at 50: What You Need to Know If You Care About Learning
by E.P., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | May 13, 2022 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Let our intern take you on a quick dive into the facts of the 1972 landmark Yoder case, where she’ll explain key legal terms and introduce you to the main characters and their roles.
Read MoreWisconsin v. Yoder at 50: What You Need to Know — Protect Yourself & Amish Women
by E.P., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | May 6, 2022 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Being patriarchal and exclusionary in structure, today’s practicing Amish society fundamentally prevents women from leading financially and educationally successful lives. Read on to see how this affects you and your loved ones, not just Amish.
Read MoreJust Arrived: Full Transcript of the 1971 Wisconsin v. Yoder Supreme Court Hearing
by Torah Bontrager | Apr 22, 2022 | Amish Education, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Attorney William B. Ball talks about us Amish like we’re animals in a zoo. I’m a human, an actual child, but I’m addressed as if I’m merely property or a specimen to be tossed about with no rights and feelings.
Read More50 Years Later: Examine This Old Wisconsin v. Yoder Supreme Court Hearing
by Torah Bontrager | Apr 15, 2022 | Amish Education, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
It took a mere 1 hour to seal the fate of American children who happened to be born into the wrong group of people.
Read More50 Years Later: Review This Old Wisconsin v. Yoder Supreme Court Hearing
by Torah Bontrager | Apr 8, 2022 | Amish Education, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
One of the things I recommend that everyone listens to is the actual audio from the 1971 hearing. It’s only 1 hour and 3 minutes long. There were no other hearings.
Read More50 Years Later: Listen to This Old Wisconsin v. Yoder Supreme Court Hearing
by Torah Bontrager | Apr 1, 2022 | Amish Education, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
The audio of the 1971 Wisconsin v. Yoder hearing is spooky. The old technology from 50 years ago makes the sound of the voices crackle and echo, like an old-time radio murder mystery show during the golden days of network broadcasting before television.
Read More50 Years After: Listen to This Old Wisconsin v. Yoder Supreme Court Hearing
by Torah Bontrager | Mar 25, 2022 | Amish Education, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
I hope you listen to this audio of the 1971 Wisconsin v. Yoder hearing, and that it brings up the appropriate emotions of shock, anger, speechlessness, etc.
Read MoreWhy Wisconsin v. Yoder Makes COVID-19 Worse and Why Science Matters
by V.B., Summer Intern | Oct 8, 2021 | Current Events, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
COVID-19 has shown us that we’re all interconnected and that the actions of one community affects everyone else. The Amish aren’t self-sufficient and separated from the modern world: they go to the grocery store, sell things, interact with the non-Amish, and depend 100% on the outside world to survive.
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