Start 'Em Young
Amish children start working at a super young age. Not only are they responsible for their schoolwork, but they must help out their parents with the day-to-day chores. Little girls stick with their mothers as they take care of their younger siblings and do housework, while the boys are outside doing the yardwork and farming with their fathers.
No Days Off
The concept of a "day off" in the Amish world is unheard of. They do not take breaks or take days off from work. To them, the community needs to be run every single day, and in order to achieve that, they must be working every single day. Of course, they can take sick days.