text: Self-reliance is key to the summer mindset. Students are all about being more independent, not just from parents and guardian figures, but being more independent from school as well. Removing guidance and direct expectations from the workload, this gives the students a chance to build self-reliance and strengthens reasons for them to work on their own terms and at their own pace. Students being able to design their own projects ultimately allows for them to work more independently and non-conjugally from the summer mindset.