text: Furthermore, the student is the one taking their time out of their summer break to do a project, nobody wants to do that! If the project is teacher-designed and it's boring, the chances are, the kid isn't going to do it. The student isn't going to do it especially if they have fun, summer things to do. A student can for sure come up with a fun project to complete, so why let the teacher assign it? The teacher isn't going to care about if the assignment is entertaining, or boring, because they aren't the one having to complete the assignment! Therefore, most teachers won't make the assignment entertaining because, they don't see boring assignments as a problem for students. The strategy of students designing their own project also teaches structure and organization. It's almost like the student is teaching themselves. Organization and structural skills are needed for a person to be succesful in the real world. I believe most classes should be student based, with a little bit of guidance from the teacher. Students should be more independent and given more trust.