The accusation was made by students in a school - an intermediate grade school.
Some students take it a step further and publish their projects online.
A major goal of T.R.E.E. is to put learning in a practical context. T.R.E.E. students spend much of their time on independent study projects. And the projects aren't typical book reports either. Future projects include Ancient Egypt, milking machines and the Titanic. Villalba said one ambitious fourth-grader wanted to design a new prosthetic arm for his project and was able to get himself on a mailing list for scientists and doctors.