Well we can't salute ya Can't find a flag If that don't suit ya That's a drag School's out for summer School's out forever School's been blown to pieces.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The song rejects symbols of authority and celebrates the end of school.
- In plain terms
- School is over and the rules do not matter to us.
- What can you take from it?
- Students resist authority and embrace freedom.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you view authority?
- What do you want freedom from?
Another view
It romanticizes truancy which is not practical.
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