Summerhill School: A New View of Childhood

by A.S. Neill

St. Martin's Press · 1960

A.S. Neill founded Summerhill School in Suffolk, England in 1921 with a radical premise: children should be free to grow emotionally, and schooling should serve children rather than the reverse. In this book, Neill describes his philosophy and shares stories from decades at Summerhill, arguing that the only healthy attitude toward a child is one of unconditional acceptance and trust.