I can not stress this enough, how many times have you spent hundreds on textbooks that you only use for one class. It's absurd, it's ridiculously expensive for a college student. It's useful to have a textbook that students collaborate on and contribute information. This results in continuously learning new information and perspectives.

This is very important and beneficial, it's not often that I will email a professor and get an email back within the hour.

This is very true but don't forget to mention the upperclass transfer students who transferred to Plymouth State with a large amount of credits and couldn't fulfill the amount of credits for another major, without having to complete a couple extra years of college. We're not made of money.

I definitely agree with this statement. I feel like I am more intrigued in class when a professor is giving an example of what we're learning through a personal story. It makes the content of the class more interesting.

I feel like the only problem with this, is that people may not have done their research thoroughly and some information may not be correct. So I feel like it's important for us readers to distinguish this information.

I like that Plymouth State actually has a decent collection/access to many databases. I've never had a problem not being able to find enough information for research papers.

Exactly why I never purchase textbooks until I am 100% sure that they're worth my money and that were actually reading a good chunk of the book.

Wow I had no idea that textbooks were actually this expensive! This is outrageous!

This open education concept is very important to me because I feel like with tuition costs, student loans and other expenses that college students have, textbooks should be either included or free online.

Also collaborating with others may give you more career opportunities and resources.

This is very important, I really like how our IDS textbook is free to the public. Knowledge should be affordable.

I wonder why education was so religious based back in the day? What about the upper class people who didn't follow any religious practices, where did they go to school?

Wow I didn't know that the first college was created so recently!

I really like this analogy, it helped me better understand the definitions!

Wow, I love this quote! I never thought of "hell" as this concept but it makes sense. What is more frustrating than not understanding how one thing relates to another? I can't think of anything.

This is definitely relevant because in order to understand one concept fully we have to understand the sub components that make up the concept.

I feel like sadly this is relatable, especially as an upper class transfer student. I found it very hard to pursue my preferred major, while also attempting to graduate on time. In that sense college felt very chaotic and stressful.

I understand that everyone has different opinions but sometimes i just don't understand why some people do not believe in things that are supported by scientific research (such as climate change).

I like this ideology!

This is very true, I am a horrible test taker however, I have gotten accepted to a couple of the greatest art schools in the US. I'm glad that art schools really analyze portfolios because my SAT scores were not the best!

Yes! I agree with this because you shouldn't be forced into a field that you have no interest in or that your parents forced you in.

Very true! I changed my major three times before I knew what I wanted to do!

This is very true, I even feel like they are changing the art history major at PSU, because my friend had to drop out of PSU because the Art History Major wasn't offered anymore.

Now, is this a change for the better or for worse?

I feel like this concept is very common, I guess an example could be medical drawing, you can be interested in aspects from the science feild and aspects from art.

It is mentally impossible to know all the information in the world.

I really like this analogy. I agree with this statement.

It is important to have your personal views too, in some cases they may be better than what society wants you to do.

This is also important in the art world too. What you as an artist may think is impossible, other artists might see it as an opportunity.

I feel like eventually a Graphic Design Major will be more popular than a Studio Arts Major.

Wow I wonder what the world would be like it this was still in affect.

This is true, I feel like religion definitely brings people together.

Wow am I glad that education has evolved and there are more options than just learning these two subjects!

I feel like collaboration would create interdisciplinary concepts though?

I feel like a lot of people make social connections when in competition. I think it's interesting when teachers have meetings that are not necessarily in the same field. It's a good thing because the teachers get different perspectives on different fields of studies.

I think that change is a positive factor. Education should be evolving throughout the years, as well as more academic disciplines that should be offered in more traditional majors.

This is so true! At the college that I transferred from the only major offered was Human Ecology and now that I look back on it, that major definitely had interdisciplinary aspects. It combined different academic disciplines such as art, science and philosophy.

In my high school there were only a couple clubs (maybe there were more that I didn't know about) but I was in French club for a couple years and that was run by students!

This is beneficial!

I really wished that I had a website in where I kept pictures/slideshows of my artwork and their descriptions when I was applying to art schools. There were so many art colleges that required pictures of different pieces of art work and it would have just been more beneficial to have one website with all of my art work.

I wish that we didn't have to pay for our own domains.

This definitely depends on how much the student wants to reveal about themselves.

I feel like this depends on the assignment. If the student is taking classes pertaining to their major, shouldn't they take pride in their assignments? I know I have taken a ton of art classes and I am passionate about some pieces of artwork that I created in those classes.

"wow this is very cool, I've always wanted to have a website where I keep pictures of my artwork"