Throughout elementary and middle school, I was required to complete summer reading projects ever summer. At the time, I thought this activity was unfair since I had to go to school all of the other months of the year and I believed that I deserved a few months off from learning. I would always complain about reading the books and put it off until the very end of the break until I had to read all day for a week or two just to complete the assignment on time. I can remember more times than not I would actually enjoy the book that was assigned which I admitted to no one. With the knowledge I have now, I'm very glad these books were assigned to me so my brain had a chance to exercise each break.