text: 4. "The End of Car Culture," Elisabeth Rosenthal, 2013    Isn't it wonderful to know that you get a chance to design an independent project made by your own thoughts and ideas?! Back in my home country I use to attend a school where I was assigned a project by my teacher to complete over the summer. That didn't go well for me because I already knew how to do everything she assigned me, which didn't increase my level of knowledge at all. It makes it very boring to work on something that someone else is assigning you and you dont get a chance to learn. Summer projects should be student-designed because it makes them more enjoyable for students to work on, gives them a reason to sit back and observe, and teaches them to follow responsibility.