text: Another reason as to why schools should allow students to develop their own projects is that they can learn to think independently. Nowadays, students are being handed projects that tell them exactly what should be in it and exact things necessary for achieving a good grade. This stops them from thinking for themselves and brainstorming what things they should incorporate and what things they should leave out. Some claim that allowing students to work independently and from their own ideas would cause them to slack off and not include sufficient materials, but this is not the case. Students are known to achieve more when they are allowed to work off of their own thoughts and ideas. The important content within the project will also come on its own when students are working from favored, self-chosen topics.