id
stringlengths
12
12
discourse_id
float64
1,614B
1,624B
discourse_start
float64
0
7.51k
discourse_end
float64
3
7.95k
discourse_text
stringlengths
3
4.1k
discourse_type
stringclasses
7 values
discourse_type_num
stringlengths
6
22
predictionstring
stringlengths
1
3.26k
170444AD3129
1,618,771,631,645
639
694
students can make something they are passionate about,
Claim
Claim 2
105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112
170444AD3129
1,618,771,640,028
701
758
idea that summer is not a time to be doing school work.
Claim
Claim 3
115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126
170444AD3129
1,618,771,677,264
759
1,535
If students acquire the right to design their own summer projects, they would most likely make the project in a manner that would be both fun and educational at the same time. This is exactly what I did in the 10th grade, when I was assigned a video project in the class Driver's Education. I had never recorded a video ...
Evidence
Evidence 1
127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 ...
170444AD3129
1,618,771,660,024
1,549
1,719
in choosing how the project is designed, they may learn something new about themselves, and it gives students a chance to show, or maybe even find, their creative side.
Claim
Claim 4
273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301
170444AD3129
1,618,771,699,180
1,720
1,867
By giving students the right to design their own summer projects, you are giving students the chance to make something with the passions they have.
Claim
Claim 5
302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326
170444AD3129
1,618,771,714,641
1,868
2,619
This would have an extremely positive effect, as they would now be working on the project with an unconventional mindset, at least in the context of school work. This change in their mindset would make it easier for the project to be done, as the unique things each student loves are being incorporated. This would also ...
Evidence
Evidence 2
327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 ...
170444AD3129
1,618,771,790,228
2,620
2,885
Over the 10 months that make up the school year, students are in a constant state of stress, due in part by the work that they must do. Summer is a time for students to unwind, and to forget what it means to be a stressed out, overworked, and sleep deprived student
Claim
Claim 6
453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504
170444AD3129
1,618,771,806,722
2,885
3,805
. A time to relax. A time, for once in a student's life, to put the work, and the stress that comes with it, down for an extended period of time. If students are to be required to complete a summer project, they should, at the very least, have a choice in how they will design said project. As it will ease the sting of ...
Evidence
Evidence 3
505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 ...
170444AD3129
1,618,771,828,137
3,820
4,616
students, without a shadow of a doubt, should be given the right to design their summer projects. Through designing their summer projects, students can learn about who they are creatively, they can incorporate what they are passionate about into the summer project, and finally, students can feel better about having to...
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 ...
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,130,038
0
564
Most students try their best to avoid learning over the summer. As a result, they forget the knowledge they learned in the prior school year and aren't prepared for the upcoming school year. To get used to learning again, student's brains need to be refreshed and stimulated in the beginning of every school year. As an...
Lead
Lead 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,120,760
565
667
To make the projects more enjoyable for students, they should design the projects instead of teachers.
Position
Position 1
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,393,481
718
748
they focus on their interests
Claim
Claim 1
112 113 114 115 116
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,469,404
749
769
have higher quality,
Claim
Claim 2
117 118 119
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,944,871
777
791
less stressful
Claim
Claim 3
122 123
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,419,468
920
1,630
Students get tired of learning about the same meaningless things that have no value in their lives. The things they are taught in school can't be applied to the real world and are based around a broken system that focuses on grades and memorization, not learing. Student-designed projects would focus on their interests....
Evidence
Evidence 1
143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 ...
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,518,261
1,631
2,033
It is a known fact that if people love what they do, they will put more effort into it. When people don't enjoy their work, they don't care as much and don't try as hard. This concept can be applied to student-designed projects. For once, students would be excited to work and learn because they get the chance to do som...
Evidence
Evidence 2
260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,971,825
2,252
3,219
School is extremely stressful for students throughout the school year. The workload is intense and hard to manage. Teachers give difficult test and assign massive piles of homework that students have to complete for typically seven classes. Students feel pressure to attain good grades. This can lead to terrible sleep p...
Evidence
Evidence 3
370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 ...
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,955,513
3,220
3,362
Student-designed projects would encourage learning for students without incorporating the factor of stress that comes along with school work.
Claim
Claim 4
521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,989,983
3,363
3,476
Some might say that student-designed projects wouldn't focus on real topics or be taken seriously by the students
Counterclaim
Counterclaim 1
540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,599,997,737
3,477
3,556
However, teachers could approve the designs to make sure they are educational.
Rebuttal
Rebuttal 1
558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,600,014,722
3,556
3,855
Teachers can also grade the projects like teacher-designed projects to make sure students don't blow the project off. Students will enjoy these projects much more because they can have fun with it. These projects will also help them learn over the summer break and prepare them for the school year.
Evidence
Evidence 4
570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619
FC97FB8F850C
1,618,600,026,701
3,856
4,142
Student-designed projects are much better than teacher-designed projects because they focus on the students interests, increase their quality of work, and take away stress. Student-designed summer break projects should be implemented into more school systems around America.        
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656
8D1BE4C96059
1,618,502,416,836
0
323
A lot of schools in America require students to do summer projects to make sure they are exercising their knowledge during the 3 month break, some schools believe they should let the students choose the project they are going to complete, some schools believe they should let the teachers decide what the students will d...
Lead
Lead 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
8D1BE4C96059
1,618,502,215,770
324
385
I believe the students should decide what the project will be
Position
Position 1
55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
8D1BE4C96059
1,618,502,235,302
394
478
the summer should be a time where students are taking their break off from school,
Claim
Claim 1
67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81
8D1BE4C96059
1,618,502,363,767
485
730
teachers might give the students a really hard and long project that takes a lot of effort to do not knowing how it feels like, so i believe the school should get ideas for what project they will be giving out to the students from the students,
Claim
Claim 2
84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
8D1BE4C96059
1,618,502,374,617
730
1,358
choose their favorites from that list so the students dont pick something that is too easy and gives them barely any knowledge out of it, and then let the students vote for what they want to do. An example of this is at a school in Dubai, where they placed a closed box in every class and let everybody get a peice of p...
Evidence
Evidence 1
131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 ...
8D1BE4C96059
1,618,502,308,707
1,375
1,597
every school should let the students control some of the decisions made, it gives them more freedom and makes them feel like they have a say on whats going on in their lives instead of letting other people decide for them.
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,468,473
0
350
Some schools require students to complete summer projects as a way to make sure they are still learning during their time off. To some students this sounds not ideal because if their getting a break from school then why would they want still be responsible for school work. While others may like keeping their mind stimu...
Lead
Lead 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,481,871
370
445
the projects being required should be able to be student-designed projects.
Position
Position 1
65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,739,719
445
722
Most students like having a choice of assignments or work so they can pick whats best suited for them and their strengths. The student-design offers more to the student then the teacher-design because the students are the ones who have the greater idea on what they are doing
Claim
Claim 1
76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,524,196
723
876
Student-designed projects would get the students more interested in the projects which then more students would complete the assignment in its entirety.
Claim
Claim 2
124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,587,951
877
1,769
Being interested in a particular subject or idea would most likely increase the effort and time you put in to what pertains to the subject. Even thought its during the summer more students would complete a assignment that appeals to their interests rather then a standard project that teachers have assigned for years. F...
Evidence
Evidence 1
146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 ...
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,624,838
1,770
1,905
Although some students might not have a preference on any type of assignment or if the teacher assigns everyone one universal project
Counterclaim
Counterclaim 1
310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,634,316
1,905
1,977
most would use their interest to create a project they would enjoy doing
Rebuttal
Rebuttal 1
332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,703,094
2,230
3,279
If what a student is being told to do is not something they agree with they will most likely not do it or turn it in or halfway complete it so it is not to its full potential. However if a choice is given or if the project is student design based it will more likely get done and done well. As an example if the teacher ...
Evidence
Evidence 2
385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 ...
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,841,358
3,280
3,593
Student-designed projects would get the students more interested in the projects which then more students would complete the assignment in its entirety. The projects assigned are ultimately for the benefit of the student in the long run so having the assignment be student based would greater benefit the student
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,815,259
3,594
3,709
Some think that since the teachers are mastered in their subject matter it should be a teacher design based project
Counterclaim
Counterclaim 2
640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659
953B7B5B1486
1,618,528,826,747
3,714
3,875
then the student might feel smothered or boxed in by how they feel about the whole project in general which would be doing the opposite of benefiting the student
Rebuttal
Rebuttal 2
661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689
2F191B309816
1,618,529,267,407
0
428
School is stressful. Not only during the school year but now during the summer. From extracurricular activities to preparing for the upcoming year, the summer can also be a time of stress. Students from all over America are forced to participate in summer projects designed to reinforce the information they learned duri...
Lead
Lead 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68
2F191B309816
1,618,529,276,235
428
470
Summer projects should be student designed
Position
Position 1
69 70 71 72 73 74
2F191B309816
1,618,529,295,181
479
506
this can improve creativity
Claim
Claim 1
76 77 78 79
2F191B309816
1,618,529,303,363
511
528
eliminate stress
Claim
Claim 2
81 82
2F191B309816
1,618,529,316,522
529
624
although one could argue that eliminating structure would result in a poor learning opportunity
Counterclaim
Counterclaim 1
83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
2F191B309816
1,618,529,325,239
625
688
teachers must think positively about every student's potential
Rebuttal
Rebuttal 1
97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104
2F191B309816
1,618,529,413,686
691
1,412
In school, almost every project is teacher-designed. This occurs so that teachers can assess a set of skills a student can perform. However, implementing a student-designed project would help students find their true passion in a field and help them become more creative individuals. For instance, when a student is forc...
Evidence
Evidence 1
105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 ...
2F191B309816
1,618,529,471,254
1,549
2,302
Nowadays, stress is apparent with almost every student. The stress of pleasing teachers is often what forces students into a hatred towards school. When a teacher designs a project for a student to complete, it can turn a potentially fun learning opportunity into a dreadful and stressful assignment. For instance, if a ...
Evidence
Evidence 2
240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 ...
2F191B309816
1,618,529,490,198
2,400
2,859
While summer projects are valuable to ensure that students have retained information, they should not be teacher-designed. The summer should be a time where students can choose what to work on in order for them to truly find their passion. This can help to improve a student's creativity by allowing them to participate ...
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457
AF05AA1A49DA
1,618,516,444,126
0
322
Summer is a time for students to take the stress off of school and to have fun with their friends. Some schools think kids should still have projects throughout the summer to continue their learning. Each school is different, some schools have the teachers come up with the project, while others lets the students make i...
Lead
Lead 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
AF05AA1A49DA
1,618,516,253,293
323
384
Schools should have teacher-designed projects for the summer
Position
Position 1
56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
AF05AA1A49DA
1,618,516,265,872
391
455
it would get students ready for what they will learn that year,
Claim
Claim 1
65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
AF05AA1A49DA
1,618,516,356,712
456
510
teachers could count it as a grade once school starts,
Claim
Claim 2
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
AF05AA1A49DA
1,618,516,385,613
515
578
it would be an easy project that would not take too long to do.
Claim
Claim 3
88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101
AF05AA1A49DA
1,618,516,287,616
700
1,099
They know what they will be teaching, so they would make the projects on specific units to prepare you for the class. Doing this is great because it will get the students ready and interested into the subject early on. This will help the students for when they start school they will already know a little about the topi...
Evidence
Evidence 1
127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200
AF05AA1A49DA
1,618,516,346,588
1,100
1,236
Another great thing is if the teacher designed the project, then they could count the project as a grade to get the school year started
Claim
Claim 4
201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225
AF05AA1A49DA
1,618,516,369,855
1,237
1,759
This is good because right off the bat the student could have a good grade if they do the project correctly. Knowing this more people, for sure, would do the project. Starting the year off with a good grade can help benefit you later on, if you start to struggle a little bit. The project would be easy, so it would be e...
Evidence
Evidence 2
226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 ...
AF05AA1A49DA
1,618,516,414,100
1,854
2,289
Summer is the teachers vacations as well, and they know as much as the kids do that they want to relax. Lots of kids travel and hangout with friends during summer and teachers know that, so they would make it a pretty fair and easy project. Doing projects like these kids get more involved and excited to do them. If tea...
Evidence
Evidence 3
344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 ...
AF05AA1A49DA
1,618,516,425,276
2,290
2,944
Some might say that the students should design the project. They think this because they say the students could make it their own and they would be more interested if they got to choice what they wanted to do. Although some people say that, if a student got to choice their topic or how they want to do their project the...
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 ...
2B225254A079
1,618,844,522,303
0
440
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...
Lead
Lead 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73
2B225254A079
1,618,844,536,008
451
618
in order to ensure that a student gains the most benefit from this summer project experience, it is only reasonable that the student design the entirety of the project
Position
Position 1
75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
2B225254A079
1,618,844,548,624
627
667
it allows them to be more engaged in it,
Claim
Claim 1
105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113
2B225254A079
1,618,844,555,464
667
714
it builds and improves a student's creativity,
Claim
Claim 2
114 115 116 117 118 119 120
2B225254A079
1,618,844,566,040
719
878
it allows a teacher to understand the mind of a student and his or her preferences after a full year of solely teacher-based tests, assignments, and projects.
Claim
Claim 3
122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148
2B225254A079
1,618,844,625,339
879
1,543
The mind of a student is an interesting place, and it seems as if they favor self authority rather than an authoritative figure controlling and molding them to see their own way and not the way of the student. This is also observed throughout infancy and early childhood; people of this age take a liking towards having ...
Evidence
Evidence 1
149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 ...
2B225254A079
1,618,844,617,876
1,544
1,790
If a summer project assigned to a student is based on the preferences and views of a student, the student has the ability to adjust the assignment in accordance with what they want, and this allows for a higher degree of engagement in a student.
Claim
Claim 4
268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312
2B225254A079
1,618,844,634,472
1,804
2,648
if a student has an interest towards environmental science and a strong dislike towards US history, a teacher-given summer project that revolves around US history and is based strictly on the teacher's guidelines is ineffective due to the fact that the student would not show a high level of interest for that teacher-ba...
Evidence
Evidence 2
315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 ...
2B225254A079
1,618,844,792,312
2,649
3,117
One of the most striking, intriguing characteristics of a person is that of creativity. The human mind is capable of doing wonders that are unfathomable to some; however, this can only be achieved through exhibiting one's creativity. A summer project designed by a student opens many doors and directions to take; from a...
Evidence
Evidence 3
459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533
2B225254A079
1,618,844,785,359
3,129
3,296
a student-based project allows one to 'think outside the box', meaning that they are able to create a project that exceeds the standards and expectations of a teacher.
Claim
Claim 5
535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562
2B225254A079
1,618,844,800,093
3,297
3,693
Through these various options at the hands of a student, the high level of creativity has the potential to transfer onto numerous other skills and positively influence them. At an early age, it is vital to utilize creativity to the best of one's ability, as this skill will benefit a student later in their life when an ...
Evidence
Evidence 4
563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629
2B225254A079
1,618,844,973,328
3,694
4,374
Throughout the entirety of the school year, the manner by which each test, assignment, and project is created is solely in the hands of a teacher. In other words, students do not have the ability to shift or change the perspective of a teacher and what the teacher prefers. However, a student-designed summer project is ...
Evidence
Evidence 5
630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 ...
2B225254A079
1,618,844,966,837
4,386
4,670
, this opportunity for a student allows the teacher to examine the potential of a student after the school year, including the student's creativity, intelligence, and ability to create a successful project when the outcome of the project relies on the student rather than the teacher.
Claim
Claim 6
748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793
2B225254A079
1,618,845,060,475
4,923
5,309
, merely implementing a summer project is not enough; it is important to take into consideration the benefits of a student-designed project and allow the student to have control over an assignment rather than the teacher. This small step of changing a teacher-based project into a student-based project will result in a ...
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 860 861 862 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 899
CAC4E6021973
1,618,531,806,745
0
619
Since the birth of the internet and social media, the world has shifted to greatly favor the innovators and the free-thinkers. Society no longer demands students to find one subject they are good at, go to college to study that subject, and then get a middle class job in that field. While performing one skill at a very...
Lead
Lead 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 10...
CAC4E6021973
1,618,531,969,554
626
974
letting students design their own projects gives them more freedom, allowing them to think outside the box, which aids the development of valuable skills that are applicable in the real world. Instead of teaching students how to follow directions on a rubric, we should be teaching them to think creatively and how to co...
Position
Position 1
110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166
CAC4E6021973
1,618,531,832,373
975
1,093
Allowing students to design their own projects gives them far more freedom than a teacher-designed project ever could
Claim
Claim 1
167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184
CAC4E6021973
1,618,531,844,353
1,094
1,820
Keeping students on a leash forces them to wear a one size fits all education. Each student is different; they all have different strengths, different weaknesses, different motivations, and different goals. That is why we need to give them tailored education. Giving students this freedom would allow them to create a pr...
Evidence
Evidence 1
185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 ...
CAC4E6021973
1,618,531,859,159
1,821
1,911
Making students design their own projects encourages them to learn how to think creatively
Claim
Claim 2
307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320
CAC4E6021973
1,618,531,873,584
1,912
2,539
Arguably, the most valuable skill in today's society is the ability to be able to bring a new unique perspective and thought process to any discussion. That is not a skill that can be obtained by constantly being told what to do and how to do it. Students need to learn for themselves how to go to the drawing board, fi...
Evidence
Evidence 2
321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 ...
CAC4E6021973
1,618,531,890,013
2,540
2,719
When forced to come up with their own ideas and think creatively students will develop and enhance skills they would have never had the teacher been the one designing the project.
Claim
Claim 3
436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466
CAC4E6021973
1,618,531,902,041
2,720
3,274
For example, if it is a partner project these two students will have to learn how to collaborate together to design a project, designate jobs to each other, and hold each other accountable for their share of the work. That kind of collaboration never would have occurred had the teacher done all that for them. When stud...
Evidence
Evidence 3
467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 ...
CAC4E6021973
1,618,531,921,570
3,275
3,690
A wise man once said, "don't follow where the path may lead, but go where there is no path and leave a trail." I believe that quote perfectly represents how we want our students to think. The skills developed through out of the box thinking which can be achieved by allowing students the freedom to design their own proj...
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639
F8996C605E84
1,618,844,021,608
0
831
A student's life should be lived by a student's choice. While there are a select handful of students who yearn to increase their knowledge day in and day out at school, the majority despise it. Due to the lack of free time students are left with after their school day, weekends and breaks are their knights in shining a...
Lead
Lead 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 10...
F8996C605E84
1,618,844,034,426
839
965
to assure their continued learning during their break, summer projects should be student-designed rather than teacher-designed
Position
Position 1
149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164
F8996C605E84
1,618,844,047,396
978
1,000
maximize productivity,
Claim
Claim 1
168 169
F8996C605E84
1,618,844,062,362
1,003
1,035
enhance their leadership skills
Claim
Claim 2
171 172 173 174
F8996C605E84
1,618,844,067,797
1,043
1,118
allow for students to enjoy their project, and hence, giving them a break.
Claim
Claim 3
177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189
F8996C605E84
1,618,844,103,936
1,119
1,962
The majority of students innately have a distaste for following directions and taking orders from higher authorities. As a result, when students are constantly ordered to work on numerous projects throughout the year, they will complete it with reluctance. Furthermore, their lack of desire to complete this project will...
Evidence
Evidence 1
190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 ...
F8996C605E84
1,618,844,153,099
1,963
2,731
Taking leadership and making self-guided decisions are skills that students must acquire at an early age in order to succeed later on in life. Although the teacher may portray a leadership role in the classroom, it is quite difficult for the students to replicate the actions they see until they are given the chance. Al...
Evidence
Evidence 2
326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 ...
F8996C605E84
1,618,844,194,793
2,732
3,221
Students grow rather lackidasical when dealing with a mundane routine back to back. During the school year, students spend eight to ten months being bombarded by the same tests and the same essay prompts and the same book entries. Summer break, to them, is an escape from all of that pressure. Although it is neccessary ...
Evidence
Evidence 3
452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 ...
F8996C605E84
1,618,844,217,370
3,355
4,649
While it may seem rather bizarre to let students decide their own projects, the idea can be fruitful and beneficial for the students and teachers in the end. When the last bell rings for the year released them for summer break, the students bolt out of their school doors and practically forget all that they have learne...
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 ...
C88300C2CA72
1,618,594,103,801
63
250
Since a lot of schools do require a summer project for students so they will have some type of work to do over the summer, it is much better for the teacher to create the summer project
Position
Position 1
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43
C88300C2CA72
1,618,594,546,906
251
333
Teachers are trained to give work they know is somewhat suitable for the students.
Evidence
Evidence 1
44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57
C88300C2CA72
1,618,594,266,973
395
446
they know what type of work to give their students,
Claim
Claim 1
67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
C88300C2CA72
1,618,594,384,125
447
498
they usually would not assign something outlandish,
Claim
Claim 2
77 78 79 80 81 82 83
C88300C2CA72
1,618,594,451,647
499
568
they also would not make it as easy as the students will make it be.
Claim
Claim 3
84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98
C88300C2CA72
1,618,594,215,651
569
645
Some may argue that students will challenge themselves and not make it easy.
Counterclaim
Counterclaim 1
99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111
C88300C2CA72
1,618,594,226,046
646
749
People may also say that some teachers assign are a little outlandish and could be very hard for them.
Counterclaim
Counterclaim 2
112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
C88300C2CA72
1,618,594,236,352
749
864
some may also say that students have a lot of things to do over the summer like jobs and sports and maybe even both
Counterclaim
Counterclaim 3
131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154
C88300C2CA72
1,618,594,247,293
865
989
But not every student has those responsibilities and the others who do should find a little bit of time for their projects.
Rebuttal
Rebuttal 1
155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176
C88300C2CA72
1,618,594,284,776
1,191
1,236
teachers know what type of project to assign
Claim
Claim 4
209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216