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Alexander Sutherland Neill (17 October 1883 – 23 September 1973) was a Scottish educator and author known for his school, Summerhill, and its philosophy of freedom from adult coercion and community self-governance. Raised in Scotland, Neill taught at several schools before attending the University of Edinburgh in 1908–1912.
Summerhill School is an independent (i.e. fee-charging) day and boarding school in Leiston, Suffolk, England.It was founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill with the belief that the school should be made to fit the child, rather than the other way around.
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 ...
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.
"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.
Summerhill School, a school founded by Alexander Sutherland Neill, now located in Leiston, England Summerhill (book) , Neill's book about the school, published for American audiences Summerhill School , a school located in Kingswinford, West Midlands, England
Kings of Scotland numerous peerages The Uí Néill ( pronounced [iː ˈnʲeːl̠ʲ] ; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405.
Fifty Years of Freedom: A Study of the Development of the Ideas of A. S. Neill is a 1972 intellectual biography of the British pedagogue A. S. Neill by Ray Hemmings. It traces how Homer Lane, Wilhelm Reich, Sigmund Freud and others influenced Neill as he developed the "Summerhill idea", the philosophy of child autonomy behind his Summerhill School.