![]() Hate breeds hate, and love breeds love.If left to himself without adult suggestion of any kind, he will develop as far as he is capable of developing. A child is innately wise and realistic.Summerhill (1960) A child is innately wise and realistic. ![]() If the emotions are free, the intellect will look after itself.The good teacher not only understands the child: he approves of the child. And by love I mean approval, or if you like, friendliness, good nature. A good teacher does not draw out he gives out, and what he gives out is love.The book was a common ancestor to activists in the 60s free school movement. He wrote 20 books in his lifetime, and his best seller was the 1960 Summerhill, a compilation of four previous books about his school. ![]() Neill, was a Scottish educator and author known for his school, Summerhill School, and its philosophies of community self-governance as well as freedom from adult coercion. My own criterion of success is the ability to work joyfully and to live positively.Īlexander Sutherland Neill ( 17 October 1883 – 23 September 1973), known as A. ![]()
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