text: Another possible benefit from letting students design their own projects is that they could choose something that is not traditionally taught within their core classes. The student would still be learning even if they are not planning on taking that class or is currently taking it. A student from the Generic_School was able to design and test an experiment while working for UVA over the summer. The student's project was about testing the effects of bacteria on a certain type of plant, yet the same student has not taken AP Biology and does not intend to do so in his senior year. When students design their projects they would be able to be creative and come up with something that would be relevant to their own interests. The projects could also force them to build connects in the world as they search for a place to conduct their experiment or resources that would help them. Students could reach out to places like UVA or research facilities or teachers in the school that they don't have for knowledge about their project.