text: If you make students do extracurricular activities then things will go undone, parents will not be able to afford the activities and it takes away a kids time. If you make kids do extracurricular activities then you may as well add a extra hour to the school day just for them. If a student had a interest in a activity they would probably already be doing it. While there may be benefits to doing extracurricular activities the negatives far out way the positives. Just do everyone a favor and let the kids have a choice in whether they want to do the extracurricular activities or not. Summer Projects should never be student-designed, strictly teacher-designed. Many students wouldnt be able to teach themselves or even complete their own projects. Especially during summer, school is fresh out and for awhile. No student would wanna actually take their time and effort to work on a school project when school's out. Majority of students would be focused on having fun, as well as being on vacation.