text: Students may already feel stressed in school, so why add onto the stress over the summer? A teacher chosen project adds stress to a summer that should feel relaxed. A student that picks their own project can lessen the stress from schools. Students do not have to feel that a project is the only thing to do for summer break. Stress can ruin a summer break and also cause the student to possibly not do as well as they would if they could pick their own project. Students may also feel forced to do the project.