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His family maintained Summerhill, with Neill's daughter as its headmaster as of 2013. Others influenced by Neill included John Aitkenhead, Michael Duane, and R. F. Mackenzie. Richard Bailey wrote that Maria Montessori and Rudolf Steiner's followers were more evangelical in character, and that Neill deterred would-be devotees.
Neill's sector was called the "foreign" school (in contrast to the Thiess's "German School"). Jonathan Croall wrote, "This, in essence, was the beginning of Summerhill" [2] although the name Summerhill itself came later. Neill was soon dissatisfied with Neue Schule's ethos, and moved his sector of the organisation to Sonntagberg in Austria.
Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing is a book about the English boarding school Summerhill School by its headmaster A. S. Neill. It is known for introducing his ideas to the American public. It was published in America on November 7, 1960, by the Hart Publishing Company and later revised as Summerhill School: A New View of Childhood ...
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Ena May Neill (née Ena May Wooff, formerly Ena May Wood; 29 May 1910 – 26 October 1997) was a British head teacher at Summerhill School. She managed the school for years on behalf of the founder, A. S. Neill , before she became the head officially in 1973.
The body of Joseph Neill, a photographer who disappeared along the Oregon coast three weeks ago, has been found, authorities said Sunday.
"A Revolutionary in Education (Rev. of Neill of Summerhill)". The Christian Science Monitor. Boston. ISSN 0882-7729. ProQuest 1037949744. "Rev. of Neill of Summerhill". Choice. 21: 620. December 1983. ISSN 0009-4978. Swartz, Ronald (1986). "Summerhill Revisited: Searching for a Perspective on the Life and Work of A. S. Neill". Educational Studies.