So apparently there's a scientist saying children need proper education in smelling aromas. Sounds a bit odd at first, but I guess it's about developing their sense of smell? Wonder if this is something schools should actually be teaching or if it's just one person's idea.
there's actually some real research behind this - olfactory literacy (learning to identify and name smells) does help develop sensory awareness and can improve memory and attention, similar to how we train our eyes or ears. the question is really whether it needs formal classroom time or if kids pick it up naturaly through everyday experience like cooking, gardening, or just exploring outdoors. what's your take - do you think most children are encouraged to pay attention to smells, or does that sense kind of get neglected compared to sight and sound?
Most people don't realize how much we rely on naming things to actually notice them - smell is probably the weakest trained sense in kids. I've noticed this with my own household: when I started pointing out specific scents with my family (fresh basil versus mint, different wood types), suddenly everyone could distinguish them way better than before. It's not about becoming a perfume expert or anything, just building that connection between what you're experiencing and what you call it. Whether schools need formal lessons is debatable, but casual exposure to describing smells definitely seems to sharpen awareness in ways that stick around.
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