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Summerhill SchoolExperimental primary and secondary boarding school in Leiston, Suffolk, England. Founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill (1883–1973), the school is self-governing (students and staff have a voice in policy matters) and emphasizes the student's own motivation to learn (class attendance is optional). Neill's highly influential and controversial book Summerhill (1960) stimulated much debate about alternatives to conventional schooling, particularly in the U.S. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I had to smile, not because of her enthusiasm, but because I had indeed heard of similar programs--at Marietta Pierce Johnson's Organic School in Fairhope, Alabama, founded in 1907; at Junius Merriam's laboratory school at the University of Missouri, which opened its doors in 1905; and at the famous Summerhill School in England, started in 1901 and introduced to the American public during the 1960s in a best-selling book. The most accurate description of Summerhill School is found in the subtitle of a book by former student Herb Snitzer--Summerhill: A Loving World. |
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