![]() ![]() Even so, I got a book flung at me for talking in class by our inspirational English teacher, an ex-army man. ![]() But as many who came discovered, after plenty of time scrambling in the big beech tree, building dens or sitting in a field of wildflowers reading quietly, formal learning was surprisingly enjoyable. Our peers in orthodox schools could not believe we would choose to go to lessons if we didn't have to. He also went on to produce records for Pink Floyd. ![]() Angus broke no more windows, quietened down and became one of the sweetest members of the community. As he lifted a stone to break another, Neill, spotting him, picked up one himself and broke the 24th window before Angus could. Gobsmacked by the freedom, he ran around screaming, talking "inappropriately" to the girls and finally breaking 23 windows over two days. I remember Angus Dudgeon, who arrived just into his teens after being kicked out of Harrow. So I became one of the "do-as-yer-like-kids", as the local town called us, imagining the anarchy that must rule inside our brick walls. I was homesick at first, and shy, but I knew Summerhill had something special and I wanted to stay. She died as I was born, but we used to visit Summerhill and in 1954, aged 11, I decided to go. In 1927, she divorced my grandfather and became Neill's wife (she was always known as Mrs Lins from Lindesay, her middle family name). My grandmother had no formal background in teaching, but she was well-educated, and a skilled linguist and musician, and together she and Neill decided to start Summerhill. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |