text: In addition, being given a set list of directions and expectation from their teacher would take stress off of many students who get lost with so much freedom. After all, it is their vacation, and while it is important that they continue to learn year-round, students should not have to stress over their school work during the break that they look forward to since the moment the school year starts. Many students, if told, "write a five paragraph essay about your favorite animal that incorporates two quotes and three different uses of commas", would be able to stick to that structure and hit every point of the assignment without any problem. On the other hand, if students were just simply told, "write and essay about anything you want", they get no sense of what their teacher is looking for and, again, could potentially write an essay that won't support what they should be practicing. All of this is to say, many students thrive with some sort of structure, which would only be provided if teachers created the project for their students to complete during the summer.