{"product_id":"2026200016176-secondhand-summerhill","title":"Summerhill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if children were free — truly free — to govern themselves, choose their lessons, and grow without coercion? Summerhill presents the radical educational philosophy of A. S. Neill, the Scottish educator who founded the famously progressive Summerhill School in Suffolk, England in 1921, and chronicles his decades-long experiment in child-centred learning. Neill argues passionately and persuasively that happiness, self-regulation, and freedom from fear are the true foundations of a meaningful education, challenging the authoritarian norms of conventional schooling with compelling real-world evidence drawn from his own students.\n\nA landmark work in progressive education theory, Summerhill ignited fierce debate across the English-speaking world upon its publication and remains as provocative today as ever. Neill's prose is direct, warm, and disarmingly candid, blending personal anecdote with philosophical conviction to build an irresistible case for trusting children. Whether one agrees with his conclusions or not, the questions he raises — about authority, conformity, and the purpose of childhood itself — refuse to be easily dismissed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342775886043,"sku":"2026200016176-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fa30b33b-5fc2-4d8b-9f2c-807d3a7111ae.png?v=1790049177","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016176-secondhand-summerhill","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}