The Amish believe strongly in education, but they provide their children with formal education only through the eighth grade and only in their own private schools.
The family is the mast important unit in Amish society, and large families with seven to ten children are common. Marriages outside the faith are not allowed. Divorce is not permitted, and separation is very rare. So far, Amish traditions and values have survived the fast-paced changes of today's world but the younger generation of modern technology and way of life.