Summerhill: for & Against.

by Various

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Genres: Psychology, British Literature, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Education

271 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

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Reviews

[Lucia Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A real mixed bag - which I guess is the gamble with any collection.

For every good essay or thoughtful critique there was an essay that either completely missed Neill's point or didn't really address Summerhill at all - a particular standout was the hippie who used the platform to expound upon the benefits of psychedelic drugs!

All in all, glad to finally say goodbye to this book, although it was enjoyable - and Erich Fromm's essay certainly ended the book on a high note - some of it was simply excruciating to get through.

[Elizabeth Lund]

OK; I didn't feel that any of the "against" arguments were very well-constructed. I'd like to see someone against the ideas who really takes them seriously.

[Raineye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insightful. Το ποσο ευκολα διαβαζεται και ποσες αντιστοιχιες εχει ακομα η δεκαετια του '70 με το σημερα (2023) μου προκαλεσε εκπληξη.
Εξαιρετικο βιβλιο για να παρεις μια ιδεα για τις διαφορες γραμμες εκπαιδευσης που ακολουθουνται ανα τα χρονια και πως εξελισσονται παραλληλα με τις διαφορες κοινωνικες αλλαγες - ή και οχι...

[Vassiliadi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Με αφορμή ένα μάθημα στο Πανεπιστήμιο μάθαμε για το Σαμμερχιλ και θέλησα να μάθω περισσότερα. Υπήρξε μία εποχή που είχε θεοποιηθει και θεωρήθηκε το ιδανικό σχολείο. Διαβάζοντας το βιβλίο ανασκευάζεται ο μύθος ειδωμενος στις σωστές του διαστάσεις.