text: " rings true in this scenario, where the students are essentially learning from their experiences. Instead of giving the students a list of what to do or what type of research question to answer, if the assignment leaves that to the students, then they are essentially forced to learn researching skills and techniques. The student will be left to do their own research and deem which sources are reliable, which is teaching them more than if the teacher assigned them a specific database to use or where to find the information. These experiences will only help the student with important life skills such as investigating and researching. They can also help prepare them for the future such as college or even straight into the workplace. One can argue that having the teacher force them an assignment is teaching the students work with something they don't enjoy. While that may be true, the purpose of the assignment is to inspire the students to learn and if the students don't enjoy the topic they were assigned, it defeats the entire purpose of the assignment since it discourages them from learning more over the summer.