text: Giving the student the choice of the project may even spark new opportunities and choices for their future career path. The typical, boring, due date to due date summer project might be able to become useful in helping the student find what they like to study. If a student has never looked into the medical field before, and chooses a subject based on the human body. It may spark interest in the field of health services, physical therapy or nursing. This can not only be helpful for that one project but can inspire an entire career. With a teacher assigned project the student might never be able to experience this field and or find interest in it.