# conceptual understanding (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover conceptual understanding. Page: Feed: --- ## [Research says no such thing](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/research-says-no-such-thing) _2026-05-01 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ A slightly modified reprint of a column I wrote that was published in Center for Education Reform's "Edspresso" blog in 2007. It is still relevant today. ## [Traditional Math](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/traditional-math-eb1) _2025-12-17 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ Despite experiencing our teaching in different times, we are both oriented to traditional math teaching. ## [Making Connections, One Concept at a Time](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/making-connections-one-concept-at) _2025-11-19 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ How to interpret Common Core Math Standards sensibly ## [The Truly Gifted, the Stupid People, and Egalitarianism](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/the-truly-gifted-the-stupid-people) _2025-10-28 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ (from Confessions of a 21st Century Math Teacher) ## [An Equal-Time Critique of Education in the Mid-50's](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/an-equal-time-critique-of-education) _2025-04-29 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ (This appeared in “Math Education in the U.S.”) ## [Thoughts on Conceptual Understanding](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-conceptual-understanding) _2025-04-23 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ Withing the education establishment different beliefs are held regarding when the standard algorithm for multi-digit addition and subtraction should be taught. ## [An Example of Contextual Understanding](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/an-example-of-contextual-understanding) _2025-01-13 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ Or "concepts" as they are sometimes called ## [We Must Teach the Concepts, Dept.](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/we-must-teach-the-concepts-dept) _2025-01-11 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ 517th edition ## [Conceptual Understanding vs Vague, Transitory Notions](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/conceptual-understanding-vs-vague) _2025-01-06 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ “Conceptual understanding” is one of those terms, that despite many definitions that have been provided, often remains more as Andrew Old once described it: “What people consider to be an important concept to be understood, is often just a notion that is vague or transitory.” ## [The More Things Change, Dept: H1-B Visas](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/the-more-things-change-dept-h1-b) _2024-12-30 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ When I was working in Sen. ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dooF6BYKgpOi) _2024-12-30 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [Scaffolding Via Incrementally Complex Problems](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/scaffolding-via-incrementally-complex) _2024-12-21 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ In teaching math, you have to start somewhere. ## [What Explicit Instruction and Worked Examples Look Like in the Classroom](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/what-explicit-instruction-and-worked) _2024-12-12 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ Excerpt from "Traditional Math" ## [The More Things Change, Dept.](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/the-more-things-change-dept) _2024-10-23 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ The Internet Archive/Wayback Machine is a portal into photos, articles, blogs, etc that have appeared on the internet, many of which have long been deleted. ## [Teachers Must Be Teaching Math Wrong (Again)](https://barrygarelick.substack.com/p/teachers-must-be-teaching-math-wrong) _2024-09-06 · Barry Garelick · Traditional Math_ I just finished reading this article in Hechinger Reports. I also just finished writing a comment about the article, which follows: