text: Believe it or not, students lose a ton of sleep by staying up late to finish homework or a project during the school year. Many students see summer break as a time for relaxation and leisure activities, hence the name "summer break" because it gives students a break from the tiring school year. Although a summer project is not at all a bad idea, it is still extra work for both teachers and students during a time when school is not in session. Teachers can definitely handle a larger workload than most students, so wouldn't it be more efficient and less stressful to have the teachers give the students one specific assignment which they could all grade using the same rubric. In doing this students wouldn't have to spend as much of their time off worrying about how they are going to complete the assignment.