text: Summer projects should be designed by teachers because they are relative to what students are learning and needing to know. Teachers deliberately design projects that fit perfectly with the students learning standards. These projects were created to incorporate student knowledge from class and outside sources, to help the students gain a full understanding of what they are currently learning or will need to know in the near future. The projects directed by teachers connect everything the students have been learning in a creative manner for them to complete. Because teachers are the ones teaching the class all year, they have the better idea on what the students needs to focus on, based on what they studied, while leaving some room for students to be different and free from everyday, tedious school work.