text: First off, projects should be designed by students because it makes them more enjoyable for students to work on. My friend use to go in a school where she had a chance to design her own project over the summer and she said that it was great working on it. In fact, she focused more on the topics she was weak in during the school year. Projects are very fun to work on when you know exactly how you're going to design it. I personally love working on stuff where I dont have anyone giving me directions. However, I'm pretty sure none of us like being given a specific topic to work on and just getting stuck with it.