Highlights of a compelling statement made by Defense Attorney William B. Ball in favor of the Amish: The Amish people are great achievers. They have been in the education business for the last 300 years. They're the finest natural farmers in the Western Hemisphere. To see these people in action, you would find young men who are heads of families, managers of large farms, experts in husbandry. You would find in their women, very model women, managers of households, very fine people. It's quite surprising that these people would be singled out as not having an education, singled out as denying their people an education. For 300 years these people have done superbly, and have performed very well in our society.

1. The 1971 Supreme Court Case of Wisconsin v. Yoder Presented by Angela Marburger

6. Comparison of Worldly Values vs. Amish Values Mainstream society The amish Competitiveness Fast-paced, scheduled lifestyle Ostentation Materialism Selfishness Use of technology to make life easier Cooperation & Patience Slow-Paced lifestyle Humility Utilitarianism Community Rejection of time- and labor-saving technologies

7. Some compelling remarks from the Defense Attorney

8. In 1972 The Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of Yoder with the following reasoning: The First Amendment of the US Constitution upholds freedom of religion; The qualities emphasized in higher education are contrary to the values that the Amish hold; The court determined that the two additional years of schooling the Amish children would lack would not make much of a difference to their overall knowledge and to their ability to become self-sustaining adults.

9. This case brings up some questions: Do the Amish children have a right to decide whether or not they would like to remain in school beyond the 8th grade? What impact has the outcome of Wisconsin v. Yoder had on Americans since the 1972 ruling?