A. S. Neill

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Educator (1883 to 1973) who founded Summerhill School; his Summerhill (1960) argued that children raised in freedom, without fear or imposed discipline, grow up happy and good.

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c. 1960

Our reading
Under adult discipline, a child becomes a hater

Their wordsUnder adult discipline, the child becomes a hater.

↗Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing (Hart Publishing, 1960)archive.org All 2 from this book
c. 1960

Our reading
Fear can be a terrible thing in a child's life

Their wordsFear can be a terrible thing in a child's life.

↗Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing (Hart Publishing, 1960)archive.org All 2 from this book