Mennonites: Education


Figure 1.--Here a group of Canadian Mennonite schoolboys are enjoying their lunch break. Unlike the Amish, Mennonite children are allowed to pursue their education beyond the local elementary schools offering an 8-year program.

The Mennonites and Amish have very similar religious doctrines. One area of disagreement is technology and education. The Mennonites tend to be more accepting of education than the Amish. This is because they are generally more accepting of modern society and the outside world in general than the Amish. The Mennonites in contrast to the Amish pursue higher education beyond the 8 years of local elementary (primary) schools that the Amish pursue. The key factor her seems to be technology. The Mennonites are more open to modern technolog as a ways of improving the productivity of their enterprises, And for this education beyond the ekementary level is often needed. Economic success can they believe can strengthen their religious beliefs. The church in America has a Mennonite Education Agency (MEA). The MEA supports Mennonite Schools Council, both elementary and secondary schools, throughout the United States. The MEA also supports and leadership to Mennonite colleges, universities, and seminaries.










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