Do Smart Smencils Really Make You Smarter?

Another good reason to consider smart smencils.

Smart Smencils are peppermint-scented pencils that happen to be made from 100% recycled newspapers and plastic. They are also nontoxic, lead-free, and use number 2 graphite writing cores.

This makes them compatible with computer-scanned test sheets.

So is it the writing utensil that makes you smarter, or is it the peppermint scent? Or, perhaps it's both.

It turns out that the peppermint scent has been shown to enhance mental agility.

Smart Smencils Enhance G.P.A.

Smencils.com reports that studies have shown that peppermint helps improve mental agility and attentiveness. According to Dr. Bryan Raudenbush, professor of Psychology at Wheeling Jesuit University, first-year students were given a peppermint-scented pencil or smencil to use. The more frequently the smencil was used, the higher the grade point average.

Peppermint Improves Mental Agility

According to Dr. Raudenbush, peppermint has been shown to escalate activity in the brain's reticular activating system, which is responsible for waking us up in the morning. Enhanced activity in this part of our brain has been associated with increased mental performance. Raudenbush said that the peppermint scent probably keeps the students more alert and focused so they can study more effectively. For more information, visit wju.edu.

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Author Bio

Clay Boggess has been designing fundraising programs for schools and various nonprofit organizations throughout the US since 1999. He’s helped administrators, teachers, and outside support entities such as PTAs and PTOs raise millions of dollars. Clay is an owner and partner at Big Fundraising Ideas.