text: Even though teachers are use to giving students direct instructions on their work , it is fundamental to the development of the child to learn individuality. Giving students the choice to express themselves through the work they turn into their teachers at the end of the summer will show you who that person is through their behavior. For example, one day i came into class and my teacher had been telling us for weeks that we were going to have a project to do with no guidlines ... to just be creative and express ourselves into whatever form. She said it doesnt matter what it is it just has to be presentable. I could not figure it out for the life of me what i was going to do, i panicked because it was for my english class my best subject. Then i realized one of the largest issues we deal with as a whole in society today is individuality , who are we. So many people struggle with individuality especially in school systems because everything is mimicked or put in place to follow a direct pathway that is made for students to be like someone else. Which is why that very simple question "who am i" ate at me for days until i sat down and really thought about it and i ended up writting a poem . I hadnt realized how much i use to enjoy writting them until i started thinking about something that really stimulated my mind and asked me a question i could contemplate. In the end i got an A in all areas of the summative but the grade didnt matter to me. I learned something that meant something to me that'll carry on into my adulthood. It mattered that one of my favorite english teachers taught me to be creative and unlocked different passions within myself just by giving me an assignment with no guidelines teaching me to teach myself personal growth. Giving students a chance to express themselves in their own ways teach them that its okay to be themselves , its ok to not be perfect , its okay to not know things because your still learning which is one of the best things you can do as a tecaher .