text: Teacher-designed summer projects show students what class will be like, because the summer project will likely be similar to assignments they will receive in class. For example, if a teacher designs the project to be a research report, students can infer that the rest of the class will be research related. This will prepare students for the class, and help students know what skills they need to improve on in order to be successful in the class. Students will be able to see what they are struggling with and have a chance to reflect and improve before the school year begins and their grade is negatively affected. For example, if a student is not as good as researching and writing research reports, they will know that they must work on researching. They will only really be able to know if the teacher designs the project. If the teacher designs the project, then they can help students learn not only the content of the class, but also the skills required to be successful in the class. This may not happen with a student-designed project because the student may not know what the class will entail and they may design an easy project, only to be surprised when the class utilizes learning techniques other than the student had practiced with their summer project.