Subject Selections. It's the talk of the century. Approach any Year 10 student, and expect to hear about whether Economics or Business Studies is better, or whether they should do Extension English.

It's the pinpoint of a conversation: "hi, what subjects are you going to do?", and definitely aids when there's nothing else to talk about. Something ALWAYS comes out of this particular topic, whether it being that there are 20 other students choosing the exact subjects as you, or debating over certain subjects which fascinate some and not others.

And fundamentally, it's our way of wasting time. I've noticed this in many of my classes, and I've come to conclude, that we, being so uniquely different, in the way that we are selective, gives us many advantages. One being, that we know how to get out of things we don't especially want to do. So when the teacher subconsciously says the plan for the lesson, which of course, is not favoured by many, one student will speak up, "miss, im considering taking this subject...", to which the teacher feels obliged to "sell" their particular subject, for obvious reasons. It's a win-win situation.