Weekly playlist: The Pitfalls of Education

For everyone who learned the most by tuning out.

You signed up for knowledge and wound up with extra credit in confusion. This playlist is for those who know the real curriculum hides between the lines — and sometimes, the smartest move is to ditch class and dance in the hallways.

• Wasting My Young Years by London Grammar
  Majoring in staring out the window, minoring in regret.

• School by Supertramp
  For when you’re learning how to blend in more than how to stand out.

• Teen Rebel by The Haunted Youth
  Sometimes, trouble is just another word for curiosity.

• One More Thing by L7
  Just when you think you’re done, the teacher adds another assignment.

• Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters
  For everyone who learned more by leaving than by staying.

• Mess Around by Ray Charles
  When mischief is the only thing on the syllabus.

• Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
  For when surviving the day means dodging trouble with a grin.

• Miss Alissa by Eagles of Death Metal
  For the substitute teacher you actually hope never leaves.

• Don’t Let the Man Get You Down by Fatboy Slim
  When the man says no, crank up the volume and say yes anyway.

• Year of the Guru by Eric Burdon & The Animals
  Leave the classroom, and start looking for someone else to tell you what to think.

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