text: Before summer starts, the school gives students opportunities to choose what courses to take for the next school year, and typically the classes the kids choose all have new material; So when the teachers give out these projects the student will most likely have no idea what they are going to be taught. that being said, a student designed project could help the teacher evaluate what the student is capable of so they can target strengths and struggles and build up off of them once school starts back up. For example, if a rising sophomore elects to take a course such as Pre-AP US History, and for the project the class has to write a five page essay on a current public figure, how would the class go about this? What if some students dont have a strong suit in writing? That would be very difficult for the student to finish. So what if instead the student has created the idea to make a twenty-five page booklet on an recent event in history? that could display the students creativity in illustrating rather than writing, and that way, struggle is eliminated and they earn a well grade showcasing the creativity they have. Now this is the best-case scenario, what could also happen is the student would not know how to make their project; If that is the case, then the teacher could maybe inspire the student by giving ideas and that way it is still the students choice on what to do.