A Free range childhood
Subtitle: self regulation at Summerhill School
By: by Matthew Appleton
Publisher: Resource Center for Redesigning
Published: August 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781885580023
Subjects: Non-Formal Education; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education
Description: Britain's famous school is known for its radical philosophy of education, which allowed children the widest scope possible to express themselves without adult constraints. Adults and students have an equal say in community meetings, and lessons are non-compulsory. In response to attempts to close the school, Summerhill challenged the government in court and triumphed over what it described as "the tyranny of compulsory lessons and exams."
Notes: "A Solomon Press book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-265).