text: Finally, students know their strengths and weaknesses and can apply these when designing summer projects, depending on how they learn the best. Once summer has begun, students are away from their normal learning environments, which may make it challenging to succeed in some areas of their learning. This is also because every child has a different or varying learning style. For example, I am a very visual and hands on learner. I prefer writing on paper and being artistic in the way I present my work, and learn best that way. If the project designed by a teacher is using computers to do math online, I'd be at a disadvantage compared to another student who may excel in math and using technology together. This makes it harder for each student to be learning and succeeding at the same rate. Therefore, projects designed by students can be self paced, catering to each individual's learning strengths, weaknesses and differences.