[mjklin]

Hmm, it seems the quote I'm thinking of must have been in an extended edition of Summerhill that I've since given away. I remember Neill saying in an aside that he never had luck forming children's characters after they were about seven, and he compared it to the Jesuit assertion "give me the boy until he is seven and I will give you the man."

My daughter is nearing two so we're trying to make plans for her, but as others have said in this thread it's hard to know without knowing her personality. She might do great at a Summerhill-type school or she might need more structure.