text: Allowing students to design their own summer assignment is giving them a chance to learn real world leadership skills. It's best to teach students from their young adolescent stages to be a leader bevause it helps them develop a sense of confidence and trust in what they do or who they want to become. Students are still like sponges in these stages so it would be helpful to show them these real world skills. These assignments are a great way to excersize good learning techniques as well.