Talk:Summerhill School
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My reasoning is as follows: very important teaching style Victuallers 17:27, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
What is the "tragedy of man" in Summerhill?
From the article: Summerhill is noted for its influential and groundbreaking philosophy that children learn best with freedom from coercion. This statement borders on NPOV to me, but I'd be happy to leave it in if a credible source for "influential and groundbreaking philosophy" could be secured. Cheers! Khamsin 00:45, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
- It was influential enough that Neil's original book on Summerhill was at the top of the best-seller list in the US and elsewhere. It entered into the public consciousness far enough that the protagonist in Rosemary's Baby is reading the book and wondering about whether progressive education would be best for her baby. I don't know enough about educational theory to know what would make a proper citation for the "influential and groundbreaking" statement all at one go, though.--Parcequilfaut 00:02, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
- A quote from the 1949 report of Her Majesty's Inspectorate: "What cannot be doubted is that a piece of fascinating and valuable educational research is going on here which it would do all educationists good to see". A huge number of books and papers have been published about Summerhill School and A.S. Neill (try a quick search on Google Scholar or visit your local library), and the schools philosophy is discussed in most sociology and education courses from secondary level upwards. The school has also been the direct inspiration for numerous other alternative schools, including Tamariki in New Zealand, Moo Ban Dek in Thailand, Tokyo Shure and Kinokuni in Japan. In addition to serious academic backing, the school recieved de facto approval from the British Government, when they agreed to a court settlement which forced school inspectors to inspect Summerhill according to different criteria to every other school in the country. Mishagale 11:06, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Courteny Love
I don't think I can include this in the main article since it's original research, but I know from the schools own records that Courteny Love has never attended Summerhill. 86.129.60.125 13:15, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
