text: In the past I have come across many assignments including projects, homework, and classwork that I have gotten terrible grades on because I had no idea what to do or what they were even talking about. When the teachers are designing the summer projects they are following the guidelines of their boss or school district. They don't think about how well the students know it. They don't think about the future and what the students grades are going to be. They think about one thing and one thing only, designing the project and designing it right. If students were able to design their summer project the grades would be so much better. I hate to say this but giving the students the privilege to design their own project would allow them to choose something that they have some understanding about. Students aren't going to pick a topic or subject that they have no knowledge or understanding in. That would just be foolish. For example, I'm not much of a reader so these summer projects can actually be pretty challenging for me. If I was able to create and design my own project I would do something about shoes. Shoes to me is almost like a passion or even a love. I have always enjoyed collecting shoes. I can tell you anything about any shoe model or any shoe company. Doing any project about shoes would honestly be a lot less challenging and I would have a better chance at a better grade. Teachers could say, "These projects are simple, your just reading a book and answering easy questions." What if some students can't actually read? What if some students just aren't good with English in general? Teachers need to stop categorizing all students and start looking at us one by one. Teachers should know each students strength one by one but they don't.