text: In the end, student-designed projects are more beneficial because it allows for the student to improve upon skills fundamental in academics, improve upon essential skills, and the student will have more interest in the project. Forcing a student to do a project does not help a student. The student is put in a rough position which creates the student to feel resentment towards the teacher and forces the student to do it out of obligation with little regard. This incidentally, does not help the student with knowledge whatsoever.