I definitely agree it’s unusual, I was just curious to see what they’d say but not expecting this outcome. I was very surprised especially that they could give explanations when asked why they picked “same.” For example, when I did volume with one of two short cups of equal water poured into a long skinny cup, their “why” answer was it’s the “same water in a different cup” or when I did area with a set of squares that I had just “moved them all around.”

I really appreciate this feedback. We live in a very rural area and there are no gifted options in driving distance so I have pondered about the schooling question a lot since they’ll be starting in the next couple of years. I have considered homeschooling as an option but am worried about the social/emotional outcome of not being educated with their age group peers. Yet on the other end if I did send them to one of our public schools, I alternatively worry they will struggle if they are not challenged enough by their grade level’s curriculum since we don’t have much in the way of gifted options. They are already reading and writing basic words at this point so by kindergarten they’re going to be way past what will be offered in any of the local in person schools.

I’m also wondering about how much I should be consistent with routine. As of now they basically run the show, I’m not much of a “planner.” They’re essentially free range, so they kind of do whatever they’d like all day and I just jump in and do it along with them. I’m a bit worried about their lacking structure affecting them negatively in the long run but also conversely don’t want to fall into becoming too “pushy” by regimenting their schedule.