text: Some may argue that if summer projects were teacher-designed, then the teachers could regulate and prepare the students better for the upcoming school year. This may be true, but considering that throughout the normal school year teachers design and assign work to students, it would be more beneficial to give students the opportunity to learn how to take charge of their own work. Continuing to have teachers dictate the types of projects students complete year round will not prepare them for the world. A student-designed project would prepare students better for the world. Once the students enter the world, there won't always be a teacher telling them how to complete the task assigned to them. Giving students the opportunity to experience independence over the summer is a perfect way to prepare them for the world. Preparing students for the world out of school is more important than preparing them for a few weeks in the future when school starts.