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Summer Hill

Chester Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire : day of sale Wednesday, 10th May, 1995 ....
Book • 1960
Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing is A. S. Neill's account of his famous progressive school experiment in England.

The book discusses the origins and effects of unhappiness in children and how to raise them to avoid this unhappiness.

It emphasizes the innate goodness of the child and describes the school's democratic system, where students and teachers have equal voting rights.

The book covers topics such as parenting, sex, morality, and religion, and it presents Neill's educational philosophy that prioritizes play and student interest over traditional schoolwork.

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Naval Ravikant
as a book about a permissive school where kids ran the school.
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