Amish Insider: Amish Life, Culture, Education

Did you know that Amish children are forbidden from attending school after the 8th grade? 

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To learn more about Amish life, culture, and education, including a FREE Amish Culture Quiz, 5-Day Challenge, and Amish Cultural Literacy courses: www.TorahBontrager.com/courses
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Torah Bontrager is 11 when she decides to leave the Amish. After 4 years of planning her escape, she flees in the middle of the night with only the clothes on her back and $170 in her pocket. 

To her knowledge, she's the 1st Amish escapee to graduate from the Ivy League (Columbia University in NYC). Now her big goal is to overturn US Supreme Court case Wisconsin v. Yoder.

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What Tim Ferriss said re Torah's story for his blog:

“For those of you who feel trapped because of a job or self-imposed obligations as an entrepreneur, [Torah’s story] will put things in perspective. How do you escape your environment if you’re unable to control it? If almost no one on the outside realizes what’s happening?”