text: Students designing their own work could very much prove effective in terms of completion rates and motivation for the schools' population to do the work that they have created for themselves. This creates assignments that are doable, fun, relevant, and unique to past work given in previous years, adding a refreshing take on summer work for school that is also a way to promote a longer lasting education. The process of designing summer assignments can, in itself, me made into an assignment and may be used as a teaching moment for both the students and teachers alike. The creativity aspect of truly building an idea from the ground up will boost productivity and will incentivize making a well rounded project for the months away from school. When a student goes from being given a book to read and annotate about the impacts of World War II, to making a short film or presentation about the same topic, the whole assignment goes from a mundane and time wasting chore, to a fun and creative way to express the same idea as the former assignment.