My Grand knew home address, both grandparents home addresses and phone numbers (plus, my tablet passcode she learned by looking over my shoulder one day.. ) by the time she was 5. Now, we just found out she just passed early placement exam for pre-algebra for next year (6 grade). I think I am going to quiz her on each of the topics that use to be common knowledge there, just to see what has come onto her radar and what, she is in the dark about. I am going to guess, Food prep (jaring/drying/storage) and medical beyond, cleaning and a band aid are subjects she dont know.. I agree !!!!->MOST of all that core knowledge, she has learned from home or family in general, not school however, no child is equal in their core abilities and interests, think we just got lucky with this one, she wants to create the world around her instead of just passively watching and enjoying what others have created. We have never forced things on her since birth but, we (as in parents/grandparents/uncles/aunts have encouraged her to participate, help mom to cook, learn how to plant home garden and herbs, have a problem? figure out a solution for it and ask if you need help doing so. Break something? can it be fixed? Here is some clay, what can you create with it, want to learn to sew a beach bag for summer, lets go find some cloth that you like! At 6yrs she wanted to make an umbrella for a homeless sleeping in the hot sun.. out of her mouth, MAKE a special one that provides shade but, they can carry around easy.. not buy one.. <- this sort of problem/solution thinking instead of just buy buy buy.. lol. Bonus: Her choir class just sang the national anthem for their town's high school foot ball home game, was great to see!

Not all is lost out there!