In our experience all children respond well to personal freedom and self-government. Though whether a Summerhill education will work for them depends on many factors. They need to want to be part of the school community, which ultimately means to learn about making decisions, amusing themselves and not having adults to create interest and activities for them all the time. Coming from conventional schooling these can be difficult challenges. Eventually they need to be able to fit in with a group of all ages and characters and live as harmoniously as they can. Occasionally a child who is struggling with their own personal difficulties in life may find the freedom at Summerhill so captivating that they are unable to differentiate between freedom and license and aren’t able to take responsibility for their actions. This can lead to problems in their relationships with other children and with the community as a whole. It can also mean that the development of other children is impaired due to the negative influence upon them. In such cases, sadly, the child will have to go elsewhere.