Free children are not easily influenced; the absence of fear accounts for this phenomenon. Indeed, the absence of fear is the finest thing that can happen to a child.
Alexander Sutherland NeillThe difficult child is the child who is unhappy. He is at war with himself; and in consequence, he is at war with the world.
Alexander Sutherland NeillWhen my first wife & I began the school, we had one main idea: to make the school fit the child - instead of making the child fit the school.
Alexander Sutherland Neill