text: Student-designed projects would entice students to further their own interests. If teachers designed the project, they might focus it on a certain subject or topic, but this topic might not always interest each student. Therefore, a student-designed project could be taken in any which way. Sophomores in high school are already starting to stress about where they want to go to college and what they intend to do for work after college. There is no better way to help ease this stress than to let the students design the project. Students could first focus the project on a subject or area of intellectual learning that they prefer and then take it from there. If a student aspires to be a lawyer when they grow up, then maybe they should design their project around the most influential lawyers in history. If a student hopes to be a marine biologist, then maybe they can design their project so as to analyze marine life on a local scale. Some may argue that this would enable students to pick topics not related to anything in school, but any subject can enhance the knowledge of a student. Even if the student is interested in video games, they could still complete a project on the mental effects of violent video games. Allowing students to give the project their own twist will make the project more favorable among students, and will encourage them to complete and put effort into the project.