Today there are elections in Spain. There have been some shameful incidents in the run-up. In Pontevedra a young thug thumped the president, Mariano Rajoy, in the face. This came shortly after Sánchez, the Socialist candidate, descended to such a low level of crude name-calling in what was supposed to be a debate on television,…
DetailsSex education at Queens College was perhaps more useless than the norm, but it gave me a good nose for the smell of moral hogwash. There is a lot of that swilling around in sex education generally.
DetailsGuest post by Robert Alcock of Abrazo House that describes the difficulties of setting up a Democratic School. The first of a series.
DetailsSex gets people going and there is nothing like the thought of our little darlings losing their innocence to have the steam coming out of journalists’ ears. Calm down, say I, and have a think about what growing up might mean.
DetailsThe Lord of the Flies desscribes how little boys turn into little savages without the guiding hand of adult authority. It is the opposite of Neill. What about girls?
DetailsTeaching at Summerhill is no big secret. It should be the most natural thing in the world. But here is a list of ten ideas that can help to keep you on track as a Summerhill teacher.
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