A.S. Neill quotes

No one has the right to make a boy learn Latin, because learning is a matter for individual choice; but if in a Latin class, a boy fools all the time, the class should throw him out, because he interferes with the freedom of others. (A.S. Neill)
The function of a child is to live his/her own life, not the life that his/her anxious parents think he/she should live, nor a life according to the purpose of the educators who thinks they knows best. View quote
A.S. Neill
A child is innately wise and realistic. If left to himself without adult suggestion of any kind, he will develop as far as he is capable of developing. View quote
A.S. Neill
A good teacher does not draw out; he gives out, and what he gives out is love. View quote
A.S. Neill
You cannot make children learn music or anything else without to some degree converting them into will-less adults. View quote
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If the emotions are free, the intellect will look after itself. View quote
A.S. Neill
My own criterion of success is the ability to work joyfully and to live positively. View quote
A.S. Neill
Hate breeds hate, and love breeds love. View quote
A.S. Neill