text: If a student was given the opportunity to create their own summer project, that could go two ways: The student actually puts forth effort and creates a well done assignment, or the student takes advantage of the opportunity to make their own assignment and would create a project that would not benefit them in any way due to lack of effort. Many high school students, like myself, will put in the bare minimum of effort when told to do an assignment, or do anything for that matter. Having the project made for the student allows for the student to do research and find the answers to problems that may be on it. Since the student is not familiar with the subject they are doing the project for, they could lack the information needed in their project to actually grasp the subject as a whole as well. For example, if a student were to be assigned to create a project for history, they could do a paper on an individual they already know in and out. If a teacher were to assign a historical figure to a student, that could be an opportunity for the student to learn about a whole new individual they may not have known anything about initially.