If this was a student, he.she had to be young. The Amish don't believe in education beyond the very basic. That's why the school only goes to grade 8.
What is very interesting though, is that the Amish are vry family oriented. Since Mom and Dad work at home, they are always around w/ their kids.
A person doesn't become part of the Amish church until late teens/early adulthood. Amish teens go thru a period where they can have all of the outer worldly things, like cars, cell phones, & so on. Some of the kids go pretty wild and experiment w/ drugs and alcohol. Some will decide to give up all the real world things and join the church, some leave & don't go back.