A.S. Neill

"The function of a child is to live his/her own life, not the life of his/her anxious parents he/she should live, nor a life according to the purpose of the educators who thinks they know best."" I would rather have Summerhill produce a happy street sweeper than a neurotic prime minister.""The absence of fear is the finest thing that can happen to a child." "Sit still and approve of all the things that a child disapproves of in himself."

Accomplishments

10/8/1883- DOB 1912- M.A. Degree1914 - Joined Army1921 - Summerhill9/23/1973- DOD

Founder of Summerhill School in Suffolk, England.Began the Democratic School Movement.

Lasting Impact

Summerhill became a model of child-centered schools.

A.S. Neill

Quotes

Summerhill

Timeline

A.S. Neill and his daughter, Zoe.