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23096C10E52A | Schools now are requiring their students to complete summer projects to assure they are learning and maintaining the knowledge gained in the past school year. Though there has been some contemplation as to whether these projects should be teacher-designed or student-designed. Students should design their projects becau... | 6 | 719 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
EBD36D034DAC | Lots of kids love having summer break off from school, but when it comes to summer assignments there's only so much time in the summer for students to fit all their prior plans in with all the over-the-summer school work their teachers assign. And majority of students would also rather not do school work on their break... | 6 | 855 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Hispanic/Latino | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
11950E4412E5 | Summer break is the most anticipated time of year for students and teachers because it is a grace period that allows for relaxation and refreshment,of one's soul. The summer sees,the mental maturation of many students without the hindrance of a classroom,holding them back. The learning experience offered in a classroom... | 6 | 1,000 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Black/African American | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
58DCDD1DFDDB | Summer projects are a good idea to keep student's active and learning throughout the summer. They can be beneficial for some core classes such as math, history, and english, but can also be tedious and stressful during a break that should be relaxing. Haiving good intentions in mind, teachers creating summer projects f... | 6 | 644 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Two or more races/Other | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
F83B719757F6 | Summer homework, one of the most scary phrases said by any teacher. Many schools and teachers require projects to be completed over the Summer to keep topics fresh in students minds while the students are on break. While this train of thought does make sense, these projects should be designed by the students. It is unr... | 6 | 871 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
2B225254A079 | Throughout the span of a student's 3 month summer break, it is inevitable that their acquired knowledge from the previous school year will gradually decline due to the sudden ceasing of education for this period of time. Many teachers, however, believe that it is crucial for a student to continue their studies througho... | 6 | 895 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
BAB1FB7CF30F | As students are furthering their education, teachers are assigning summer assignments in order to prepare them for their upcoming class. Many believe these summer assignments should be student designed due to students' convenience, nevertheless, these summer assignments should be teacher designed because it ensures tha... | 6 | 826 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
6AE4BFE2E5CF | A student's freedom from the limitations of the classroom's necessary rules during the summer provides new opportunities for them to learn in dynamic ways. While, in the classroom, a teacher's control of a regulated learning program is unavoidable in order to teach such a broad audience in such a short time, there are ... | 6 | 961 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Hispanic/Latino | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
7A347C69D3D1 | Summer projects are a helpful tool to use to gain insight of a student's capabilities and to prepare them for the upcoming school year. Summer projects can be used for any subject or curriculum to help a student for their next courses, whether they are college level or not. Even though summer projects are designed to h... | 6 | 901 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Two or more races/Other | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
045E65F65BF3 | Summer break is the declaration of emancipation that sets students free from the abyss of school. The simple thought of summer elicits euphoria: late night movie marathons, hanging out with friends during weekdays, and sleeping in without having to worry about homework or exams. Nevertheless, there is one thing that ke... | 6 | 798 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
5F3F027AABDA | During summer break, many teachers will assign a project that is designed to give students the freedom to work at their own pace and fully discover and interesting topic. When this project is designed too specifically by the teacher, however, many students become disinterested and only do the bare minimum of work. In o... | 6 | 958 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | Two or more races/Other | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
140434C2B180 | Summer break is a time period of relaxation for students who have worked hard all year in school. Students tend to go on vacations where they forget everything they learned throughout the year. This is why teachers assign summer projects to make sure that their students are still learning and that they still stay engag... | 6 | 743 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
B915519F4D28 | The thought of summer brings out joyous feelings; people usually think of summer as vacations, time to hang out with friends, explore new hobbies, relax, etc. When students are asked to describe summer, one of the last things they would describe it as is a time to do school projects since most students actually picture... | 6 | 988 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
04EB912FE84F | As a child, I, as well as most others, desperately counted the days until summer break. In the classroom, we had a bright, beach themed poster board with the school days remaining plastered in big, bold letters in the middle. On my sports teams, we always had fun and easy practices during the last week of school. I alw... | 6 | 944 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
C7FA88E9DF3B | Have you ever been assigned a project that you did not want to work on? This regularly happens to many students, due to a variety of reasons. Although summer projects are slightly different than those assigned during the school year, they cause similar problems. The student might have been lazy, did not have enough tim... | 6 | 977 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
5484CC372842 | Summer break is that time of the year where most students look forward to. Many are eager to sit back and relax, or enjoy their time with friends and family. Whatever it is, school is the last thing on their mind. It's the last thing on my mind too. Although that isn't always the case, there is always that one teacher ... | 6 | 741 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
95B8CF43E670 | Summer projects have become a cultural norm within the school system. These projects have been created and mandated by the teachers. It can be vigorous and also very flexible depending on the teachers idea of what they believe you should do. Summer projects should be student designed because it allows kids to have more... | 6 | 900 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
F81D76345F2D | Have you ever wondered, why students stress themselves up during their summer vacations? Why sometimes they refuse to interact with people around them? Well, the reason of this issue is the "teacher-designed projects." Projects are extremely beneficial and they can be in different forms like posters, presentations, mod... | 6 | 938 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
C1DA9C882822 | Schools give many projects and homework assignments to assure the student knows the information, and it also gives them a chance to learn something new. Schools give projects during spring break, winter break, and even our longest break during the summer. Many of these projects are made or designed by a teacher, while ... | 6 | 823 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
9A165155AC0C | Summer Projects for school should be Teacher-designed because it will show students the expectations for the course, helps them learn the specific material that is needed, and keeps students on track. The main part of summer projects is to assure that students continue their learning process. While schools have long br... | 6 | 926 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
96B863B0B999 | Summer is a time for student to have a long deserved break from school. During this time, however, some students become unable to no longer retain their knowledge and have to recover prior knowledge starting the next school year. To compensate, some schools assign summer projects for the students to be proactively acco... | 6 | 1,034 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
22C9D0A8F789 | Summer projects, although tidious and time consuming, are important. They are given to students by teachers to allow the students to retain the knowlege they have previously learned. They might also be given to teach the students new concepts before they enter the new school year. This allows teachers to teach a new co... | 6 | 876 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Two or more races/Other | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
A85730F12092 | For most, summer is filled with unwinding from the stresses of school, traveling to new places, and learning new skills. This break is given to students to relax and reflect on all of their hard work. Summer allows students to find activities that they are passionate about. Summer assignments should be student-designed... | 6 | 755 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
2C6F27E9A710 | Almost everyone who attended school can attest to how boring and tedious summer work can be. Whether it's assigned reading or a project, students often dislike having schoolwork cut into their summertime. However, it is a necessary evil, and although there are compelling arguments for self-directed learning and indepen... | 6 | 547 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
AE86D4E2867D | It was the summer of 2017. I was sitting at my desk, staring at a packet titled "Algebra 2/ Trigonometry Summer Assignment". I had been staring at that packed for quite a while, debating whether or not I should put it off for another day. I mean, high school seemed pretty daunting enough and this packet only made it se... | 6 | 860 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
9C27DB38BBE9 | It is summer time, the suns hot rays are beaming down on you and there is a nice cool summer breeze that is drifting in the wind. The trees are so green that you almost forget that just a few months ago, they were bare. You can see and hear kids laughing and swimming at the local pools and parks and you can taste the c... | 6 | 777 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
9BD6C2F5AB5D | Have you ever noticed what an athlete does as they're running during sports? When they run, they pace themselves to be sure they don't run out of energy too quick and that they can maintain their bodies to give it their all near the finish line. Running like an athlete is just the same as doing an assignment over summe... | 6 | 897 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | White | Economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
51980DE241EE | Summer project assigments should be teacher designed and not designed by students. Most students cannot be trusted to choose a project design that would truly challenge them and help them learn the subject, and teachers are more well equipped to create a project format that is effective and user-friendly.
If summer pr... | 6 | 901 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
B1703E8A7555 | Summer is my favorite time of year. In the United States, schools have a little over two months break from school each year. During this period of time schools usually give students assignments to help them remember all that they have learned during the school year. It is very common for teachers and other staff to des... | 6 | 863 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
E1B7A48B5872 | Some schools require that students complete a project over the summer break between school years. These projects are designed to ensure that the students are still learning and keeping their minds active during the long summer break. Many questions are being asked about these summer projects as more and more schools be... | 6 | 927 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | White | Economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
909404A6C673 | Students are usually on their phones and doing other mindless tasks during summer break, and they don't stimulate their brains. As a result, some schools assign summer projects to ensure that their students learn over the summer and are better prepared for the next school year. These schools debate on assigning teacher... | 6 | 700 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | F | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
55BD1573CCB6 | The summer assignment is a term that middle school and high school students know all too well. Not all students are assigned a project to complete over the summer, but for those that take higher level classes (a decent portion of modern high school students), there is typically some form of work that they must complete... | 6 | 997 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | White | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
E48C4A808FB2 | Summer projects are one of the most common forms of ensuring that students continue learning during their long summer break. These projects allow students to keep the information and experience that they learned through their school year throughout the summer. However, though the purpose and need of the summer projects... | 6 | 945 | Summer projects | Independent | Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples. | null | M | 11 | No | Asian/Pacific Islander | Not economically disadvantaged | Not identified as having disability |
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