text: Student-designed assignments repel against the oppression of students to systematically think in the same manner and allow for critical thinking skills. In primary school, students are taught a solid foundation of knowledge from their teachers. However, in secondary school, they are encouraged to critically think about the knowledge they have obtained and form a judgment; thus, teachers guide them towards forming an intelligent judgment. This life skill is used on a daily basis, especially in the workplace when humans aren't given a manual for obtaining success. Students should design these summer projects as it promotes critical thinking from the students. Students would be require to form their own ideas as they rarely design a project for themselves. The students would critically think and use their best judgment to create the best project. They would not need a set of directions to control their thinking and limit their ideas. In addition, the oppression of student's creative thinking leads to burnout and loss of motivation. The education system heavily relies on strict teacher-designed assignments, which test the students' ability to follow the rubric in expectancy of a grade that determines the students' success. This type of assignment leads to burnout. Collectively, studies have shown that students lose motivation throughout the school year. This type of learning kills the students' imagination as they follow the directions and absorb the knowledge in a shallow manner. Students should design the summer assignments because it repels against the strict teacher-designed assignments. The students would not have to follow directions; they would create the directions. This type of assignment motivates the students to overcome the challenges of the making of a creation. Student-designed assignments allow for the students to critically think for themselves.