text: Student-designed assignments allows for the students to take leadership in their pathways. In the beginning of the education, students are introduced to different extracurricular courses. These children are encouraged to explore their options as they continue their education and go into secondary school. They are given more freedom to choose their classes as they are expected to find a path that works best for them. Similar to the student's freedom to choose a path, this freedom should also be implemented on summer projects. Students should design their summer projects as it will enable them to explore their options. The students can take initiative in catering the projects toward their future careers; thus, making the projects more helpful towards them. In addition, these projects allow for students to act as the teacher, increasing their leadership skills. Students are able to view a teacher's perspective as they design their own projects. They are able to think in a global perspective and create an assignment that is reliable for others. As a teacher, they are required to become an expertise in the subject and effectively teach it. A student designing a summer assignment may replicate some of the positive aspects of teaching and effectively decipher the material. Students can increase their leadership skills through designing their own summer assignments.