text: Many would say that teenagers need more autonomy, so having them do their own project would be better for their development. This fails to note that many teenagers already have things to do over the summer, and it would be a more of a bother to make them design a project themselves while also having it be on topic. A teacher designed project would give students a better understanding of where the class project expectations are, so they can attempt to meet them better at the start of the year.