Neill! Neill! Orange Peel!

by A.S. Neill

Very good+ in very good dust jacket (bookplate, tape repair to spine of dj.) Hardcover first edition - New Hart Publishing Company, Inc., (1972.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good+ in very good dust jacket (bookplate, tape repair to spine of dj.). First printing. Warm and very personal autobiography - and comments about his views on everything from reading to women, death, humor and the future - by the founder and head of the controversial school, Summerhill - written 50 years after its founding. An unassuming book, but an important book for anyone interested in education. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 538 pp.

Genres: Biography, British Literature, Anarchism

538 pages, hardback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Alexander Sutherland Neill was a Scottish progressive educator, author and founder of Summerhill school and its philosophy of freedom from adult coercion and its community self-governance, which remains open and continues to follow his educational philosophy to this day. He is best known as an advocate of personal freedom for children.

Reviews

[Tom Schulte · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a bit of the old man telling stories here, but Neill's unabashed honesty and disarming charm make this a delight to read. The great educator delves into how the punished sex play with his sister stunted his own sexual development and playing the trickster mentor to troubled youths led to innovative, imaginative wisdom that was also imitated. Growing up in Scotland figures in here. After a majority part that is chronological biography, Neill offers a potpourri of short pieces on kids - these - days, women, Ibsen, and more. His recollections of Wilhelm Reich are what prompted me to read this, and they are worth the price of admission

[Cristiana]

"A maioria dos jovens de hoje aceita este novo mundo sem pensar, sem fazer críticas. Mas eu me referi aos desafiadores que existem entre eles. Meu grande pesar é não poder viver para ver até onde esses pioneiros triunfarão em sua luta pela vida. Se não fosse ateu, dir-lhes-ia "Deus vos abençoe, meus filhos." Por isso termino com a piedosa esperança de que os jovens recusem permitir que Summerhill e a sua menmsagem sejam esmagada pelos descrentes."

[Dariya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alexander Neill – це та людина, яка допомагає мені продовжувати вірити в людей. В те, що ми здатні бути чуйними, зацікавленими в собі/інших/світі, а часом навіть щасливими.
Не думала, що автобіографії можуть так захоплювати. Зі сторінок книги з тобою наче розмовляє старий добрий друг. Він щиро ділиться роздумами про прожите життя, оглядаючись назад на 88 році свого життя.