A Kind of Special School and Homeschooling

Traditionally, we practice homeschooling within the movement. The mother teaches the daughters, and the father teaches the sons. We girls learn housework, sewing clothes, growing fruits and vegetables, doing the laundry, and, as we get older, teaching our younger sisters. The boys help out on the farm, herd the livestock, milk the cows, mow the fields, do woodwork, and so on.

In a way, I was lucky, because at the age of six, you have to appear once before an educational board that tests the children. Since we came from Germany and our community consists predominantly of German speakers, my English wasn't very good. When they asked me something, I didn't really understand and answered with something that sounded like "left behind."

As a result, I attended a kind of special school for four years until my parents—partly because I had to take care of my siblings—finally pulled me out by moving us to a neighboring county. However, because of that, I was able to read, write, and do arithmetic. This, of course, made me ideal for homeschooling my siblings.

I can actually be satisfied with my figure

Otherwise, as the eldest child, I carry the responsibility in the house. When I get married next week, Ben and Cynthia, my younger siblings, will step into this role.