Smelling test: children need education in sniffing aromas, scientist says
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Dr. Will Tullett gelooft dat kinderen op school moeten leren hoe ze hun neus effectiever kunnen gebruiken.
Dr. Will Tullett believes that children should learn how to use their noses more effectively in school.
Hij stelt dat het begrijpen van geuren het welzijn van een kind en hun perceptie van de wereld kan verbeteren.
He argues that understanding scents can improve a child's overall wellbeing and their perception of the world.
Het moderne leven verwijdert vaak de oorspronkelijke geuren van producten en vervangt deze door kunstmatige geuren.
Modern life often removes original smells from products, replacing them with artificial odors.
Daarnaast beschadigen hoge concentraties vervuiling onze natuurlijke reukvermogens.
Additionally, high levels of pollution are damaging our natural olfactory abilities.
Tullett hoopt dat toekomstige generaties zich intensiever zullen bezighouden met de aroma's die hen omringen.
Tullett hopes that future generations will engage more deeply with the aromas that surround them.
Door deze vaardigheid aan te leren, kunnen scholen leerlingen helpen om op een zinvolle manier opnieuw contact te maken met hun omgeving.
By teaching this skill, schools could help students reconnect with their environment in a meaningful way.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- wellbeing
- welzijn
- perception
- perceptie
- artificial
- kunstmatig
- olfactory
- reuk-
- environment
- omgeving
- engage
- zich bezighouden met
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