Certification Training for Tao Calligraphy Teachers - Quiz 1 » Tao Healing | Soul Healing | Energy Healing

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1. It is acceptable to write the Tao Calligraphy characters (i.e. Da and Ai) separately and add a connecting line to join the two characters at the end.*

True
False

2. The Tao Academy has defined a rigid method and curriculum for teaching Tao Calligraphy in order to achieve and maintain the highest standards of excellence.*

True
False

3. As a teacher of Tao Calligraphy, the end goal is to achieve the best outcome for the students’ spiritual and physical journey.*

True
False

4. When considering the structure of a Chinese Character we look for BALANCE Inside/Outside, STABILITY Left and Right, HARMONY Up and Down*

True
False

5. When learning Tao Calligraphy, initially tracing is more important than writing repetitively.*

True
False

6. Students should be taught to strictly follow the grids on their water paper to cultivate the skill of writing in flow.*

True
False

7. It is important to teach at appropriate level, e.g. to teach structure to beginners, and yin yang balance to more experienced students. However, regardless of your audience, it’s always appropriate and recommended to spend time tracing.*

True
False

8. It is most appropriate to stay silent and not share with the student when you receive a message for the student through their writing.*

True
False

9. It is important to help the student to understand the relationship between their writing and their lives.*

True
False

10. Tao Calligraphy provides a visual and tangible guide to personal transformation.*

True
False

11. Which of the following concepts is considered the CORE that should always be covered in teaching Tao Calligraphy?*

Respecting the Teacher
Transitions from the Original Character to Yi Bi ZI
Chinese Culture and History
What, Why and How of Tao Calligraphy
Yin and Yang brush strokes

12. Some of the key ways to meet the needs of your students are:*

Set personal achievable goals which are appropriate to the students’ levels
Employ creative flexibility when teaching different students
Be discerning about the amount of specific feedback you offer
Educate your student about the purification process to minimize frustration
All of the above

13. Which intelligence is harnessed when the WHY (significance) of Tao Calligraphy is well integrated?*

14. Why does an advancing student need to be able to identify a real/original stroke from a connection stroke in a character or phrase?

To activate their Heart Intelligence
To achieve Yin Yang balance in their writing
To understand the meaning behind the character
To integrate 5 elements within the writing
To achieve Tian Ren He Yi

15. Which of the following is the best Tao Calligraphy writing?

16. To help your student to memorize and imprint a calligraphy stroke on their soul you recommend:

Writing the calligraphy repetitively on water paper
Sleeping with an image of the calligraphy under their pillow
Tracing the calligraphy repetitively
Chanting the name of the calligraphy
None of the above

17. As a certified teacher, how can you most appropriately help a student transform being stuck in an inappropriate writing pattern?

Offer your student a service/blessing to transform the pattern
Instruct your student to keep writing until they achieve a breakthrough
Show your student how to write with their eyes closed
Instruct your student to chant Da Ai while writing
Ask your student to write with their less dominant hand

18. Why is continual self-assessment important for a student?

To make sure he/she is keeping up with other students
To avoid developing patterns which may be difficult to change
To make sure personal goals are met
To accelerate the purification process
None of the above

19. What are important aspects of self-assessment in Tao Calligraphy Writing?

20. Which of the 5 power techniques could be considered most relevant to Tao Calligraphy?

Certification Training for Tao Calligraphy Teachers – Quiz 1