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| Hutterite Class |
Today I am going with Jake's brother Michael to visit his school. Hutterite children start kindergarten at about three years old. I went with one Michael to his German class. The Hutterites has their own dialect. It is mostly German. The school was crowded with people from all ages going into different classes. The German teacher was a strict Catholic woman. Her name was Mrs. Phillipot. The class has to be very careful with her because she will strike at people with a snap. A boy was sleeping in class so the teacher got up and smacked him with a ruler. All the students tried not to laugh. Most of the students grew up with the main Hutterite dialect. So they all aced assignments. Many of the subjects are just like in the US. There is science, math, social studies, and reading. The average school time is about eight hours. I thought that the school of the Hutterites was very interesting. It is just like America. It was a good day. Tomorrow I will get to experience what it is like to see a Hutterite wedding.
