Quote of the day
Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future
A. S. Neill
Born: October 17, 1883
Died: September 23, 1973 (aged 89)
Bio: Alexander Sutherland Neill, known as A. S. Neill, was a Scottish educator and author known for his school, Summerhill School, and its philosophies of freedom from adult coercion and community self-governance.
Known for:
- Summerhill (1960)
- A Dominie's log (1915)
- A dominie in doubt (1920)
- All the Best, Neill: Letters from Summerhill
- Neill! Neill! Orange Peel!: An Autobiography (1972)