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An increasing number of college students are opting to study for a year in a foreign country. The school year of 2002-2003 saw an increase of 8.5% of students studying abroad, a total of over 174,000! It has been on the increase ever since. Significantly, this was the year after 9/11. Students seemed to sense afresh that America is not an isolated country but an integral part of the world. Studying abroad gave them hands-on experience in another culture of the world they call home. But is that the only reason students are opting to study abroad? Those who have written about their experience share so many benefits that an article of this size could only begin to outline a few.

The Malthusian principle is true now more than ever. The famous thinker was the first one to point out that the population seemingly increases geometrically, while the means of sustenance grow only arithmetically. The result of this is that the cut-throat competition for good jobs is now stronger than ever. We should remember that, when we look for a job, we are actually competing with millions of other potential candidates. Therefore, we can’t allow ourselves the luxury of falling behind. This is why it is so important to attend a coaching course that will give us the extra edge we need to succeed.

Tennis psychology is nothing more than understanding the workings of your opponent’s mind, and gauging the effect of your own game on his mental viewpoint, and understanding the mental effects resulting from the various external causes on your own mind. You cannot be a successful psychologist of others without first understanding your own mental processes, you must study the effect on yourself of the same happening under different circumstances. You react differently in different moods and under different conditions. You must realize the effect on your game of the resulting irritation, pleasure, confusion, or whatever form your reaction takes. Does it increase your efficiency? If so, strive for it, but never give it to your opponent.

In a world that is slowly but surely turning away from books and getting glued to monitors or television screens, the importance of developing a passion for reading cannot be overlooked. Reading is a habit and should be established when the child is relatively young. What can you do to foster this habit?

Enroll your child for reading classes: There are many well structured after school reading classes that aim to draw the children to books. They help kids with diction, idioms and phrases. For young children, these classes can be fun with animated characters and pictures. Illustrated picture books, rhymes, silly songs and pretend stories all attract the young child. Use creativity to capture the child’s vivid imagination.