The New Summerhill

Albert Lamb, an ex-pupil and now the Summerhill librarian has edited the current edition of Summerhill. This book contains additional material taken from A.S. Neill's many books and other writings. The first section covers topics such as the school, how it works, problems and teacher-pupil interactions, with examples of Neill's own involvement with the children. The second section is Neill's autobiography - with accounts of his childhood in Scotland, his father's school, university, the influence of Homer Lane and Wilhelm Reich upon his life and the development of his teaching ideas which culminated in the foundation of Summerhill.