Purpose

Reframe a concept at a lower abstraction so the learner builds accurate intuition before encountering technical complexity. Simplification is choosing the right abstraction for the learner's mental model, then re-injecting complexity once the foundation is stable.

Activation

• Learner says "I don't understand" or "explain like I'm new." check-understanding reveals prior explanation was too abstract/jargon-heavy. Cross-domain learner needs an analogy bridge. teach-concept was used and learner still can't state the core intuition.
• Skip if: learner understands basics and needs depth → deep-dive. Confusion is from a misconception → misconception-detector. Concept is simple enough already.
• Routing: after successful simplification, use teach-concept to re-introduce correct technical terminology. Never leave learner permanently at simplified level.

Inputs

• Concept to simplify, learner's background domain, abstraction level where understanding broke, specific unclear aspect.

Abstraction Levels