text: As previously established, students dont have much experience planning and designing projects. If the planning is left to the students, there will be a large amount of simple mistakes, such as not documenting work, ignoring smaller details that become important later on, etc. These mistakes can pile up and ruin a project. I know that some classes, mainly dual enrollment and AP classes, have projects designed by the students, but those projects are done in a classroom, where the teacher can easily help the students and provide valuable advice. the students would not have access to the same resources when doing a summer project at home, making the designing process much harder for them. that means they waste time on easily avoidable mistakes rather than brainstorming ideas or working on the project.