He also says that the foreword to "Traditional Math" (available on Amazon)

Kind of a private joke; it's a book I would not want to read -- part of a series.

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I don't think I want to know.

Exactly. Richard Phelps in his comments makes a similar observation. He likens the obsession with "deeper understanding" to a little kid who keeps asking "why" after every answer you give. While the questions have value at first, after a while there is little to no value added.

I hope the old SMSG textbooks are still accessible on ERIC.