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Neill and Summerhill School
Here we focus on another school's pioneering anti-authoritarian pedagogy, teaching or non-directive libertarian pedagogy, but in this case more democratic, including its creator describes, situated a little to start where you are and where is this school.
Summerhill is an English school founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill. It is a pioneer in the movement of democratic schools. Cares for children from primary and secondary education. Currently the director is the daughter of AS Neill, Zoƫ Neill Readhead.
Summerhill School is very important to know that a democratic school is characterized by two basic principles: the ability of students to choose whether they want to attend class and dynamics of assemblies, where everyone participates, to decide the rules of the school.
This in particular stands out to argue that children learn best free instruments of coercion and repression used by most schools. All classrooms are optional, students can choose which they wish to attend and do not want.
In "Summerhill" develop an education based on the following pedagogical principles Neill defended in his works:
• Strong belief in natural goodness of humans.
• Happiness as the highest aspiration of education
• Love and respect as the basis of coexistence
• The importance of corporeality and sexuality.
From these principles relate to the thought of Rousseau and Wilhelm Reich, the school functions with special characteristics that differentiate it from conventional schools. These include:
• No exams and grades.
• Attendance is not compulsory classes.
• The assembly as its management.
• No reprimands and sermons.
• Equal treatment between children and adults. This pedagogy
mark is not strictly a road or concrete model to children. It is necessary to ensure that determines itself without coercion or fear and to choose the lifestyle that makes them happier. The adult must avoid projecting in small their hopes and frustrations to achieve this goal. Although
offer classes and workshops of all kinds, Summerhill is primarily a community rather than a school. The real learning occurs in the mixing of boys and girls, self-governance and the exercise of responsibility. Through respectful interaction with others, children learn to live in society.
also highlighted the importance given to the game and the artistic and creative activities such as theater or dance. Against this book takes second place in education, and there are matters which would disappear completely, like religion.
implies a government that is the assembly, adults and children it involved and vote in full equality to resolve disputes or decide laws. Operation is also regulated and there are several positions and rotary unable to write minutes of meetings and moderate discussions.
Once again we see how other forms of organization of a school and how there are different educational models, and not just have to stick to which we have always taught, is as simple as putting a bit of interest in which has been used above.
Finally, in the words of Neil, "a child should live their own life - not a life that their parents want to live, not a life determined by a teacher that comes from knowing what is best for the child. "
Alexander Sutherland Neil.
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