text: In eight grade, my teacher employed a new element into our lesson plan, a creative chapter called 20time; indeed, the term creative was not used lightly here, students were allowed to choose any topic and complete a project on it. From building boats to creating radio shows, the positive affects of 20time were felt by the students in my class. I chose to restore a two piston, five horse power motor. The addition of this segment of the lesson plan was beneficial in several ways, using one hundred percent of my own ingenuity, i was genuinely excited to tinker and attempt to restore the project i was working on. Teachers continuously diminish the gratitude and freedom a self picked project has, especially in the summer when everyone is attempting to travel or relax. While it is true that much of the years learning can be forgotten or simply isnt retained during the summer, a student should reserve the right to select his or her assignment; however, perhaps a compromise could be reached. Since it is still a teachers class, the project should be of the students choice; excpet, it must pertain to a topic covered within the year. Therefore, students still have the freedom and ability to choose what topics interested them, but the project still pertains to a lesson. While this debate may never be given the attention and research it deserves, the control and test group has already been evaluated, students should be the first ones given the decision on whether or not their summer project should be teacher dicated or not.