Talk:A. S. Neill
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I think this site is really good!
I am glad :-) Ben@liddicott.com 15:10, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I also think both descriptions (that of A.S. Neill and that of John Holt) are pretty accurate and certainly do not, in my view, need 'clean up'. redpathjohn@mac.com
Hmmm. Made many changes here. The sentences are too long and the advocacy gets pretty thick. There's way too many generalizations without attribution. The bits on John Holt, although nice, are out of place. Certianly give my chages a look and tell me what you think. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Argybarg (talk • contribs).
- Everything you've changed so far seems fine to me. I agree that the section on Holt is misplaced, and it ought to be cut down (a single condensed paragraph would be fine) or removed entirely. -- Rbellin|Talk 03:16, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
So much of this article seemed to consist of the author discussing Neill's ideas that I began to suspect we're looking at a term paper (perhaps for education school?) pasted into Wikipedia. It hurt to cut the thing down to stub-length but I think, in the absence of much biographical detail, that's what we're left with. It particularly needs more attributions on reactions to Neill's work and quotes from and about the man.
[edit] Evidence that Neill was an educational psychologist
I'm removing this article from the educational psychologist category until evidence is forthcoming that he was considered one. University degrees and appointments in educational psychology and publications in educational psychology books and journals are relevant. Merely referring to psychological concepts in his books, as Neill occasionally did, does not seem sufficient. Of course there is no doubt that he was an influential educator. Nesbit 13:46, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
Neill was awarded an honorary degree, I think from Edinburgh and I think in educational psychology, but I'll check back when I've been able to look up the specifics. Mishagale (talk) 15:05, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
