text: The third and final reason why summer projects should be designed by teachers is because they are able to test a students level of knowledge on a given subject. If students were able to pick their own summer projects, they would most likely do something completely off topic that is very easy to them. This provides no benefit and doesn't really show the teacher their skill level. However, if the summer project is designed by the teacher, they have the ability to make it on a subject related to the course. At the end of summer, students will turn this project in to their teachers. This way teachers are able to acknowledge the level of skill a student has on a the subjects that are going to be covered in class. It also may help them change their curriculum if all students are already pretty good at a certain subject. This allows teachers to spend more time on things that students struggle with, and give them more time that would be wasted on teaching something students already know. In the end, teacher-designed project help give the teacher a better understanding of a students knowledge on a certain subject.