Homer Lane

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Homer Lane (1875-1925) was an American-born educator who believed that the behaviour and character of children improved when they were given more control over their lives.

He was born in Connecticut and started his teaching creer at Peters High School in Southborough Mass. He later went to Detroit where he worked with youths who had run afoul of the law. In 1912 he was invited to go to England where he founded the Little Commonwealth school in Dorset, England and greatly influenced A. S. Neill, the founder of Summerhill School.

Homer Lane had 2 children by his first wife, Cora Barney and three by his scond wife. They also adopted a daughter. He died in Paris after having been exiled from England for failing to maintain his alien registration. His family remained in England.