text: To begin, summer assignments from teachers prepare students. It can give then a feel of what they will be learning. It can also foreshadow the type of work they will receive and what expectations the teachers will have of them. Things always come more naturally and quicker when people see them coming and are able to mentally and physically prepare for them. Students can gather materials and do research on whatever topic their project is on and go into class on the first day of school knowing exactly what they're getting into. Not only that, but entering with knowledge about the course already. It can also prepare them by boosting their grades in the first week of school and start them off with a good grade to build off of.