Monday, 7 March 2011

Teachers don't let your students grow up to be prime ministers






In 1969, a son of Forfar, the Scottish educationalist and founder of Summerhill School, A.S. Neill, was heard to say,

"I'd be very disappointed if a Summerhill child became Prime Minister. I'd feel I'd failed".

What could he have meant ?


Reference : Croall, J. (1983) Neil of Summerfield : The Permanent Rebel London Routledge and Kegan Paul p.400

First posted on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 on the goodenoughcaring website home page at http://www.goodenoughcaring.com/ 



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