text: What many teachers don't realize is that teenagers are slowly being thrown into adulthood. Every year we have seen more and more teenagers be pushed into adult responsibility even when they are so young. Many students have to get jobs in the summer to support their families and help them. Some students work on farms which require all hands on deck. Some students even have wives and children to take care of. While the idea of the over the summer projects are neat they really should be student run. While teachers might have more neater and straight forward assignments, student based projects would give them the power. This would give them the power to give themselves an opportunity to learn about a subject they were always interested in and wish to pursue further.