[allyjweir]

For the JQuery, it is more about separation of concerns and keeping a maintainable an clear codebase. If all of your JQuery is in one file and somehow a small change to one part breaks another page's code that can be very difficult to catch/fix. It's just good form in general to separate it out.

You're also right about performance. Loading unnecessary stuff on a page is just going to slow everything down.

It's a great idea and also being a relatively new starter myself I can relate. Hopefully you can take all the feedback everyone is giving and make your project better!