text: For such reasons I believe community service is something that should be cherished      Many schools assign summer projects as a way to ensure that students continue learning throughout summer break. It would be more beneficial if these summer projects were student-designed as opposed to teacher-designed because students would be allowed more creative freedoms with their projects, individualized learning, and students would be more apt to starting and completing their projects. While teacher-designed projects are easier to create, they leave students unmotivated and bored, but learning shouldn't be boring.