Summerhill
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work in progressive education, Summerhill presents the radical philosophy and real-world practice of A. S. Neill, who founded the Summerhill School in Suffolk, England in 1921. Neill argues passionately that children are innately wise and good, and that when given genuine freedom — freedom from compulsion, fear, and authoritarian control — they flourish both emotionally and intellectually. Written in a warm, candid, and at times provocative tone, the book details the day-to-day workings of a self-governing school where attendance at lessons is optional and children hold equal democratic power to adults. Decades ahead of its time, Summerhill remains one of the most influential and widely debated texts in the history of education, challenging readers to reconsider the very purpose of schooling and childhood itself.
Author: A. S. Neill
Format: Paperback
Published: 1970, Pelican Books
Genre: Education theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work in progressive education, Summerhill presents the radical philosophy and real-world practice of A. S. Neill, who founded the Summerhill School in Suffolk, England in 1921. Neill argues passionately that children are innately wise and good, and that when given genuine freedom — freedom from compulsion, fear, and authoritarian control — they flourish both emotionally and intellectually. Written in a warm, candid, and at times provocative tone, the book details the day-to-day workings of a self-governing school where attendance at lessons is optional and children hold equal democratic power to adults. Decades ahead of its time, Summerhill remains one of the most influential and widely debated texts in the history of education, challenging readers to reconsider the very purpose of schooling and childhood itself.