“IDS was the BEST class that I have ever had!”
~Seminole IDS Student, 2014
“I currently hold a research internship at Morton Plant Hospital and I wouldn’t be able to perform research at such a high level had I not taken IDS. I also managed to find lasting friends in the IDS course. IDS significantly contributed to my future success.”
~Marie Cram, St. Petersburg IDS Student, 2012
“I have learned so much from this class. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I wish the class wasn’t over!”
~Seminole IDS Student, 2013
“The most important realization gleaned from the class involved the demonstration that beneficial relationships could easily be built between two seemingly unrelated topics. One can meld multitudes of topics discussed in class into an interrelated vast spectrum of knowledge. Immediate connections between studies reinforced their practical importance through the interdisciplinary relationship highlighted throughout the class.”
“By discussing current events, politics, history, and sociology alongside our studies of literature and psychology, the interconnected nature of our world immediately became evident, motivating further research and learning. Tying current events into the class also confirmed that our discussions were not only extremely relevant, but were also universal political and social hot topics. Class discussions engaged us and encouraged us to think creatively about problems, and could easily be related to our studies of authors who lived centuries ago: While studying Kafka alone is a fascinating undertaking, knowledge of his life is incomplete without also studying Freud, feminism, patriarchies, and the history of Europe in the early 20th century.”
~Adam Kaplan, Tarpon IDS Student, 2013. Now attending Stanford
~Seminole IDS Student, 2014
Image: Student: Creative Commons