text: Student-designed summer projects will be more fitting and personalized to each individual. Rather than being assigned a project by a teacher, students should be required to pick a topic that truly interests them and find their own way of relating it back to the class. Applying this concept makes each project unique since every individual is different with a variety of interests. For instance, if assigned a summer project for history class, a student interested in the medical field may choose to research a new condition and connect it back to the history of medicine; meanwhile, a student who loves art may choose to research their favorite artist of a certain time period and related back to a different aspect of the class' curriculum. The two students may struggle if given the same topic due to their varying points of interest. Schools can not expect students to have the same skill basis and interests. By allowing the student to choose his or her own project, schools are creating a platform for more diverse ideas. This allows the student to show their true personality and can help teachers in getting to know their new students. If a teacher were to make a summer project it would be less original and may lack in creativity when compared to the different ideas in the classroom. In order to achieve new and uniquely personalized projects, students should choose their own topics and how they wish to carry out the project.