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Summerhill : a radical approach to child rearing
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Physical Description:
xx, 392 pages ; 23 cm
regular print
print - Publisher: New York : Hart Publishing Company, 1960.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Summerhill school : The idea of Summerhill ; A look at Summerhill ; Summerhill education vs. standard education ; What happens to Summerhill graduates ; Private lessons at Summerhill ; Self-government ; Coeducation ; Work ; Play ; Theater ; Dancing and music ; Sports and games ; Report of the British government inspectors ; Notes on his majesty's inspectors' report ; The future of Summerhill -- Child rearing : The unfree child ; The free child ; Love and approval ; Fear ; Inferiority and fantasy ; Destructiveness ; Lying ; Responsibility ; Obedience and discipline ; Rewards and punishment ; Defecation and toilet training ; Food ; Health and sleep ; Cleanliness and clothing ; Toys ; Noise ; Manners ; Money ; Humor -- Sex : Sex attitudes ; Sex instruction ; Masturbation ; Nudity ; Pornography ; Homosexuality ; Promiscuity, illegitimacy, and abortion -- Religion and morals : Religion ; Moral instruction ; Influencing the child ; Swearing and cursing ; Censorship -- Children's problems : Cruelty and sadism ; Criminality ; Stealing ; Delinquency ; Curing the child ; The road to happiness -- Parent's problems : Love and hate ; Spoiling the child ; Power and authority ; Jealousy ; Divorce ; Parental anxiety ; Parental awareness -- Questions and answers : In general ; About Summerhill ; About child rearing ; About sex ; About religion ; About psychology ; About learning. |
| Summary, etc.: | The author records his unique opinions on child rearing and education, as practiced in the experimental school called Summerhill he has run in England for forty years. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also issued online. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Summerhill School. Children Infants Learning Child rearing Education England Alternative education England Boarding schools England Summerhill School. |
Available copies
- 5 of 6 copies available at Bibliomation.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Ansonia Public Library | 372.94 N317S c. 1 (Text) | 34045059040068 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ansonia Public Library | 372.94 N317S c. 2 (Text) | 34045059598974 | Adult Nonfiction | In transit | - |
| Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | 370.1 NEILL (Text) | 34026155507572 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kent Library Association - Kent | 370 NEI (Text) | 33410000211187 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lyman Memorial High School | 372.942 NEI (Text) | 33431000212007 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Oliver Wolcott Library - Litchfield | 372.942 NEI (Text) | 36123000040103 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
