Went to this school in late 80s , early 90s, my happiest times , looking forward to the reunion in 2 or 3 weeks time 😊 I so remember the school meetings
I went to a school in Central Pennsylvania based on the Summerhill principles and it gifted me with some of my best childhood memories and experiences. Most notably when we practiced Shakespeare plays, the entire play not an abbreviation or abridged version, spent countless hours after school memorizing our lines, and eventually presented the play in front of an audience. We were in 4th and 5th grade.
My granddaughter is 6 she goes to this school she is so happy there. What a wonderful school this is. For all the doubters they do have lessons they also learn about themselves with the freedom they have. She can't wait to get to school each day.
@@coreyscott9590 Of course not they do have rules. It is a great school where they have freedom to express their opinions and themselves Also they learn to respect each other. Children from all over the world go there. She is very well behaved child and very happy, which is most important.. I think people get. The wrong impression from the old video. The school is 100 years old this year.
I think the only real "problem" with schools like this is that they create bright kids with open hearts and minds- leaving them bewildered when they have to merge into a society full of people who went to conventional schools where the only things they really learned were how to be conformists or hardened cynics.
Experience has shown mostly otherwise. Summerhill students have gone on to be as successful or perhaps a bit more, as the rest of the population. Read the book.
My kids went to an American school based on this philosophy. It was a day school though. Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Mass.. Its still there after almost sixty years.
I went to traditional schools and all I can think is OMFG I was bullied and whenever someone did something to me unless the teacher witnessed it there was nothing ever done about it and on top of that even if she did, she often just gave slap on the wrist even after certain children consistently targeted me day after day every day I was attendant. And at Summerhill and schools inspired by or similiar to it I would at least have a vote on if they were punished and you know if these children demonstrated a pattern of consistently bullying me day after day I could raise that point to advocate for escalating consequences.
I heard about the school from the Greater Reset Activation forum that ended yesterday. Titled Co-creation.. A lady said she cried every time she watches the film. I'm not positive if I got the right film but I'm going to watch.
I went to a Summerhill based school in Florida and it was an awesome experience. I still know many of my classmates and they are closer than brothers and sisters. If such a school existed today they would shut it down. One example why is we went out off Florida diving on a reef and pretty much we all went skinny-dipping and nobody though much about it. Some kids who were 15 smoked cigarettes and drove tractors on the property and used powerful equipment. It was kind of traumatic heading out of the school because one feels like a fish out of water going into a world of people who are not open and free. All in all, I wouldn't have missed it for the world but I will point out not all kids will function well in such an environment. The school didn't really effect career choices - an example was one of my best friends later went into the Army and retired as a Colonel. Another went on and became a large animal vet. One of the things I miss was our farm - we raised our own food and would take turns making the food in the kitchen and setting up our meals. We even had to learn to to slaughter animals and prepare them but usually we ate lots of vegetables, fruit and fish when we caught it. The one flaw in the school was there was no religion or spirituality which means it was the one thing missing which left all of us to have to work that out on our own. I sent my own kids later to a Catholic school and I honestly think they got better results but Summerhill type schools should not be dismissed out of hand. I wish there were more elements of Catholic School education and Summerhill type schools brought together to create a rather dynamic interplay of opposites. Dynamic interplay of opposites creates some chaos but it makes an organization vibrant.
i don't agree with your point about religion being implemented - what if some people aren't religious or have a different religion - but i like your comment and agree with your overall points :)
@@sethesteem Raising kids without religion can be damaging as raising them in a forced environment. People don't figure it out for themselves as adults most of the time and end up as agnostics which means they tend to have somewhat lower levels of life satisfaction. These numbers have been studied well over a century. Because of the debate people run from it not realizing kids are actually hurt when growing up in agnostic environment as they are more prone later in life to experience depression and substance abuse. The knee jerk reaction is often "Well, I didn't feel that way" which I don't doubt but when one looks at the big picture data one can see kids are left poorer emotionally when all that is offered to them is the agnostic world view.
@@joycekoch5746 are you saying that the lack of overall spirituality could make a person more prone to depression and substance abuse? What part of Catholic school do you think helped your children? I think that a summer hill model school is good because it doesn't restrain or disrespect the person's freedoms. This can happen in any school that supports any religion
During the sixties I was miserable in grade school. When I heard about Summerhill, I wanted to go. However, my father, the teacher, said it was too good for me.
Sad chapter... pendulum swung too far... Summerhill, in rebelling against the child 'abuse' of old schools, wound up perpetuating child 'neglect' (no scaffolding for positive growth and personal development, etc)
Well, especially in those days, old schools did perpetuate child abuse, but that being said, Summerhill is not the good alternative, I agree. The real solution is a healthy balance: Centrism.
@@DisobedientSpaceWhaleWell, Alexander Sutherland Neill certainly was a very smart guy. One of the most unique and intelligent philosophers of all time.
ColtraneTaylor they can choose to be alone though. That’s the beauty of summerhill, it can fit any child because the child chooses what is best for them and the school fits the child.
@@dan5721 Be alone and maybe slowly have the others whisper about him maybe. Ok, I don't want to be a victim, but I'm just saying places like these are not so ideal. Hippie types are alienating to people like me.
Went to this school in late 80s , early 90s, my happiest times , looking forward to the reunion in 2 or 3 weeks time 😊 I so remember the school meetings
I think you might have either been there during my sister's time, or just before then! I was there 2002-2012.
I went to a school in Central Pennsylvania based on the Summerhill principles and it gifted me with some of my best childhood memories and experiences. Most notably when we practiced Shakespeare plays, the entire play not an abbreviation or abridged version, spent countless hours after school memorizing our lines, and eventually presented the play in front of an audience. We were in 4th and 5th grade.
Hi I really ask you about if you guys came to use teacher of science are you allowed to don't learn from him ? I mean run out of the subject ( hour )
Hope you answer at m question cuz I have project study
What is that school called?
My granddaughter is 6 she goes to this school she is so happy there. What a wonderful school this is. For all the doubters they do have lessons they also learn about themselves with the freedom they have. She can't wait to get to school each day.
Does she smoke? 12:46
@@coreyscott9590 Of course not they do have rules. It is a great school where they have freedom to express their opinions and themselves Also they learn to respect each other. Children from all over the world go there. She is very well behaved child and very happy, which is most important.. I think people get. The wrong impression from the old video. The school is 100 years old this year.
@@maureenharris956 very impressive! :D
@@maureenharris956 but the man who responsible at the kids let them smoke and bring them wine
I think the only real "problem" with schools like this is that they create bright kids with open hearts and minds- leaving them bewildered when they have to merge into a society full of people who went to conventional schools where the only things they really learned were how to be conformists or hardened cynics.
Exactly, totally agree.
Experience has shown mostly otherwise. Summerhill students have gone on to be as successful or perhaps a bit more, as the rest of the population. Read the book.
@@cqmi2479 At no point did I suggest these kids would be less successful, quite the opposite.
@@ainslie187 thank you. My mistake.
@@cqmi2479 which book do you recommend for a beginner?
Lovely to see my old school mates
My kids went to an American school based on this philosophy. It was a day school though. Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Mass.. Its still there after almost sixty years.
I went to traditional schools and all I can think is OMFG I was bullied and whenever someone did something to me unless the teacher witnessed it there was nothing ever done about it and on top of that even if she did, she often just gave slap on the wrist even after certain children consistently targeted me day after day every day I was attendant. And at Summerhill and schools inspired by or similiar to it I would at least have a vote on if they were punished and you know if these children demonstrated a pattern of consistently bullying me day after day I could raise that point to advocate for escalating consequences.
Really enjoyed this
Comedy 'Brasseye' episode 'Drugs' mocks this brilliantly with its fake school 'Drumlake'.
I heard about the school from the Greater Reset Activation forum that ended yesterday. Titled Co-creation..
A lady said she cried every time she watches the film.
I'm not positive if I got the right film but I'm going to watch.
I went to a Summerhill based school in Florida and it was an awesome experience.
I still know many of my classmates and they are closer than brothers and sisters.
If such a school existed today they would shut it down. One example why is we went out off Florida
diving on a reef and pretty much we all went skinny-dipping and nobody though much about it.
Some kids who were 15 smoked cigarettes and drove tractors on the property and used powerful equipment.
It was kind of traumatic heading out of the school because one feels like a fish out of water going into a world
of people who are not open and free. All in all, I wouldn't have missed it for the world but I will point out
not all kids will function well in such an environment. The school didn't really effect career choices - an example was one
of my best friends later went into the Army and retired as a Colonel. Another went on and became a large animal vet. One of the things I miss was our farm - we raised our own food and would take turns making the food in the kitchen and setting up our meals. We even had to learn to
to slaughter animals and prepare them but usually we ate lots of vegetables, fruit and fish when we caught it. The one flaw in the school
was there was no religion or spirituality which means it was the one thing missing which left all of us to have to work that out on our own.
I sent my own kids later to a Catholic school and I honestly think they got better results but Summerhill type schools should not be dismissed
out of hand. I wish there were more elements of Catholic School education and Summerhill type schools brought together to create a rather dynamic interplay of opposites. Dynamic interplay of opposites creates some chaos but it makes an organization vibrant.
i don't agree with your point about religion being implemented - what if some people aren't religious or have a different religion - but i like your comment and agree with your overall points :)
@@sethesteem Raising kids without religion can be damaging as raising them in a forced environment. People don't figure it out for themselves as adults most of the time and end up as agnostics which means they tend to have somewhat lower levels of life satisfaction. These numbers have been studied well over a century. Because of the debate people run from it not realizing kids are actually hurt when growing up in agnostic environment as they are more prone later in life to experience depression and substance abuse. The knee jerk reaction is often "Well, I didn't feel that way" which I don't doubt but when one looks at the big picture data one can see kids are left poorer emotionally when all that is offered to them is the agnostic world view.
@@joycekoch5746 i was raised without religion, as were my siblings and friends. we are fine :)
@@sethesteem I'm happy you are happy. My point was looking at very large data studies over the past century.
@@joycekoch5746 are you saying that the lack of overall spirituality could make a person more prone to depression and substance abuse? What part of Catholic school do you think helped your children? I think that a summer hill model school is good because it doesn't restrain or disrespect the person's freedoms. This can happen in any school that supports any religion
During the sixties I was miserable in grade school. When I heard about Summerhill, I wanted to go. However, my father, the teacher, said it was too good for me.
did ur father not like u or something
I would have to say yes.
where are all these summerhill kids now in 2021.do a modern film of them
Actress Rebecca De Mornay was an alumni from the Summerhill School UK .
This video most important our life
Thanks to The Amazing Race, anytime I hear the phrase summerhill I instantly think of the New Zealand sheep farm.
I wonder how they deal with smartphones at summerhill nowadays since it has a huge potential for addiction. Does anybody know about that?
I have same situation with girl who wears glasses, I don't talk about sex , I like when she were read the books I also love books .
14:36 is a romanian flag! :)
Sad chapter... pendulum swung too far... Summerhill, in rebelling against the child 'abuse' of old schools, wound up perpetuating child 'neglect' (no scaffolding for positive growth and personal development, etc)
Well, especially in those days, old schools did perpetuate child abuse, but that being said, Summerhill is not the good alternative, I agree. The real solution is a healthy balance: Centrism.
Rubbish, Summerhill is awesome
@@DisobedientSpaceWhaleWell, Alexander Sutherland Neill certainly was a very smart guy. One of the most unique and intelligent philosophers of all time.
Lol at the student who felt he needed an intellectual answer to explain why he wanted more sex at the school 😂 Like cmon
This looks like hell for introverts. You can't win.
ColtraneTaylor they can choose to be alone though. That’s the beauty of summerhill, it can fit any child because the child chooses what is best for them and the school fits the child.
@@dan5721 Be alone and maybe slowly have the others whisper about him maybe. Ok, I don't want to be a victim, but I'm just saying places like these are not so ideal. Hippie types are alienating to people like me.
ColtraneTaylor I was just saying that as a concept summerhill fits every child, and individuality seems to be very much celebrated here!
@@ColtraneTaylor You seem to have projected those hippie qualities on them, though.
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okay..the whole smoking around kids......that's pretty controversial- I'll give you that
well that was 1966 - different times
Might people not smoke medicinal pot around their kids today?
I grew up during the 60s and it was usual at that time. The dangers of passive smoking were only discovered later.
Ikr, and not to share a smoke with 'em poor children! :/
Aren't the kids themselves smoking?
almost all of these kids so far sound american, am surprised
Boarding schools are horrible. Children belong with their parents.
Nah Robert, they surely belong to THEMSELVES !!!
I've heard horror stories of other boarding schools, but I absolutely loved this one! Loved it enough to be there for 10 years of my childhood!