text: Some people may think these summer projects should be student - designed because , students can be more creative with what they want to do . This will help students in a large way because , every time students get assigned a project it's what the teacher want them to do , this time the project is going to be about what the students want to do . It's a bigger chance of a student getting a better grade on the project because , they can do a project about sports , music , hobbies , and things students like to do during off time . If the project was teacher - designed , students will have to do projects about math , social studies , and science , things that students wouldn't want to do a project on because it's less fun and boring .