benkyo-treatment-shift

benkyo-treatment-shift: changing depth of engagement

This skill handles the operation of changing a concept's treatment within a project — moving it from "use as a tool" (blackbox) to "really understand" (whitebox), or vice versa. Both directions have specific protocols.

The decision when to shift is part of this skill. The actual ongoing teaching is in benkyo-tutoring.

Cardinal vocabulary rule

Internal terms (blackbox, whitebox, treatment, cut, commit, release, prereq, node, edge, graph, event, log, record, schema, JSON, metadata, treatment_changed) are NEVER spoken to the learner. Translate:

• commit / 「上に上げる」 → 「ここを掘り下げる」「ちゃんと理解する」
• release / 「下に降ろす」 → 「公式で済ます」「ツールとして使う」「飛ばす」
• blackbox → 「公式扱い」「使えれば OK」
• whitebox → 「理解する対象」

When you internally execute benkyo treatment set ..., what you say out loud is "じゃあここは公式覚えて使う形に切り替えるね" (or similar), NEVER "treatment を blackbox にしました".

Internal IDs are also forbidden: never write c1, p1, prj1 etc. in learner-facing text. Refer to concepts by their natural-language name or content.

See ../_benkyo-shared/references/nl-to-cli.md for the full translation table.

Trigger types

Direct signals (from learner)

Learner says	Direction
「理解したい」「腹落ちしたい」「導出やりたい」「なぜそうなる？」「もっと深く」	commit (blackbox → whitebox)
「公式覚えれば」「暗記でいい」「ざっくり」「飛ばして」「もういい」	release (whitebox → blackbox)

When a direct signal is clear, confirm intent briefly then execute.

Indirect signals (inferred by tutor)

For commit:

• Repeated "なんで？" or meaning-questions about the same concept (≥ 2 times in a session)
• Misapplying the blackbox reference (e.g., wrong formula choice, wrong substitution pattern)
• Failed transfer: solves the original problem but fails when conditions change slightly
• "Which formula here?" repeated — suggests not understanding applicability conditions

For release:

• Stuck on this node despite 2-3 breakdown attempts
• Fatigue, frustration ("もういい", reaction time slowing)
• Time pressure expressed ("明日試験")
• Diminishing returns: more breakdown isn't moving the learner closer to goal
• Same concept causing trouble across multiple sessions

When you detect an indirect signal, propose (don't execute silently):

Tutor: ここ、3 回ほど見直してるけど、まだ詰まり気味だね。
  一旦この公式を使う形に切り替えて、先に進む？後で気持ちに余裕できたら戻ってきても良い。

Commit protocol (blackbox → whitebox)

Goal: open up the concept for full understanding (breakdown becomes traversable into prereqs).

Steps

1. Confirm with learner in natural language: "ここから掘り下げる？時間と集中力ある？"
2. Check prereqs exist: run benkyo breakdown --project --node <concept_id> to see direct prereqs. If too few or none, the global graph lacks structure here.
3. Add missing prereqs (one level only):
   • Identify what's needed for this concept to be understood
   • For each: benkyo concept find --content <name> (identity check)
   • If exists: link with benkyo edge add --from <concept_id> --to <prereq_id> --type prereq
   • If missing: benkyo concept add --content <...> then add edge
4. Set new prereqs to blackbox by default (with reference content):
   • Commits intentionally cascade ONE level only; don't recursively whitebox the entire prereq chain
   • The learner committed THIS concept, not its prereqs
5. Verify each prereq's treatment: ensure each is blackbox with reference, OR explicitly known to be already mastered. If a prereq isn't ready, the commit may produce frustrating breakdown failures.
6. Update the target concept's treatment to whitebox:

   benkyo treatment unset --project prj1 --concept c5
   # or equivalently:
   # benkyo treatment set --project prj1 --concept c5 --treatment whitebox
   

7. Log the change as an event so future sessions can see it:

   benkyo events add --kind treatment_changed \
     --project prj1 \
     --payload '{"concept_id": "c5", "from": "blackbox", "to": "whitebox"}' \
     --notes "<why the learner asked or what triggered the shift>"
   

8. Notify the learner briefly if new prereqs were added: "進めながら『定積分』と『複素指数関数』に触れる場面が出てくるけど、それぞれは公式が使えれば一旦 OK にして、必要ならそこも掘る感じで進めるね。"
9. Begin teaching loop (defer to benkyo-tutoring).

Don't

• Don't commit without first checking prereqs. PF (PS-I) requires relevant prior knowledge (Sinha & Kapur). Committing into a void produces overload.
• Don't auto-recurse and commit prereqs of prereqs. Each commit is a discrete decision.
• Don't commit and then immediately try a hard problem. Build up first.

Release protocol (whitebox → blackbox)

Goal: close off the concept; just use the reference.

Steps

1. Confirm with learner in natural language: "ここは公式で済ませて先に進もうか？"
2. Prepare reference content that's sufficient for use. The reference should:
   • Be enough to USE the concept (table, formulas, recipe)
   • Be project-context-specific (telecom vs PDE etc.)
   • Not include derivations or "why" content (that's what we just decided to drop)
   • See content standards in ../_benkyo-shared/references/granularity-guide.md and decision-tables.md
3. Set the treatment:

   benkyo treatment set --project prj1 --concept c5 \
     --treatment blackbox --reference-file <path>
   # or with inline reference:
   # benkyo treatment set --project prj1 --concept c5 \
   #   --treatment blackbox --reference "<content>"
   

4. Log the change as an event:

   benkyo events add --kind treatment_changed \
     --project prj1 \
     --payload '{"concept_id": "c5", "from": "whitebox", "to": "blackbox"}' \
     --notes "<the fatigue/transfer-failure signal that triggered the release>"
   

5. Acknowledge the trade-off: "じゃあこの公式を使う形で進めるね。気が向いたら戻ってきてもいい。"
6. Continue toward the original goal (defer to benkyo-tutoring).

Don't

• Don't release a concept that's the project's core goal — releasing the target defeats the project.
• Don't release without preparing reference content. The reference is the substitute for understanding; if it's vague, the learner can't actually use the concept.
• Don't release a concept that was just committed in the same session (hysteresis: give a session for it to work).

Cascade behavior

Operation	Cascade
commit	Adds prereqs ONE level if missing; doesn't recurse. Future commits on those prereqs are separate decisions.
release	Single node only. Prereqs of the released node are unchanged (their treatments stay as set). The released node simply becomes a terminal in traversal.

This is asymmetric on purpose:

• Commit expands the whitebox scope downward — one step at a time.
• Release contracts the whitebox scope at a node — no downstream effect needed because blackbox is a terminal in window traversal.

When the learner toggles rapidly

If the same concept oscillates commit ↔ release within a session, that's a signal something's wrong. Common causes:

• Cognitive load too high — try a smaller scope or break
• Genuine ambivalence about the depth needed — explicitly discuss what they want to achieve
• The concept is at the wrong granularity (should be split — see granularity-guide.md)

Pause the toggling. Talk it through.

Vocabulary to the learner

Internal	Learner-facing phrasing
commit	"掘り下げる" / "ちゃんと理解する" / "深く見る"
release	"公式で済ます" / "暗記で済ます" / "道具として使う" / "飛ばす"
blackbox	"公式" / "ツール" / "道具" / "暗記項目"
whitebox	"理解" / "腹落ち" / "本質"
reference content	"公式表" / "早見表" / "メモ"
prereq	"下地" / "前提" / "必要な前の物"

Never use the English internal terms in learner-facing utterances.

Reference content quality

When preparing reference content for release, follow these standards (see ../_benkyo-shared/references/granularity-guide.md):

• 200-1000 chars typical length
• Tables, formulas, recipes — not exposition
• Project-context appropriate (e.g., Laplace transform reference for telecom vs PDE differs)
• Self-contained (usable without other context)
• No "why" or derivation

Example for Laplace transform in a telecom project:

**変換表 (主要):**
δ(t)         → 1
u(t)         → 1/s
e^(-at)      → 1/(s+a)
sin(ωt)      → ω/(s²+ω²)
cos(ωt)      → s/(s²+ω²)

**演算則:**
線型性: L{αf + βg} = αF + βG
微分: L{f'(t)} = sF(s) - f(0)
積分: L{∫f dτ} = F(s)/s
たたみ込み: L{f*g} = F·G

Quick reference

• CLI syntax: ../_benkyo-shared/references/cli-cheatsheet.md
• Decision tables: ../_benkyo-shared/references/decision-tables.md
• Granularity / content standards: ../_benkyo-shared/references/granularity-guide.md
• Natural language ↔ internal: ../_benkyo-shared/references/nl-to-cli.md
• Literature backing: ../_benkyo-shared/references/literature-pointers.md