Teaching Standards and Protocols

Teachers Requirements and Progression

The following are to be adhered to by all Teachers, regardless of orbit, Train ability, rank in factions, etc.

• A Teacher has the freedom, within reason, to grant any task that is of appropriate difficulty for the corresponding student and the Art sought.
• A Teacher has the freedom to accept or deny the report of any student if they feel it is inadequate or insufficient.
• A Teacher has the freedom to teach or not teach whomever they wish. A Teacher may refuse to hear a report from any student.
• A Teacher is expected to actively use their halo. Teachers will lose Quest if they are inactive for 6 months.
• A Teacher will have the freedom to determine who they provide their support train tokens to.
• A Teacher must have an equal number of Major Arts to the requested plateau. If there are not enough Major arts, then Minor arts may be included.
• Train Plateaus to both 10 and 20 are now granted through an interview process.
• Violating or abusing the Teaching System will not be tolerated and violators will be reprimanded up to and/or including the removal of Train, Train Self, and Sphere.
• All teachers can grant and plateau any blade and flame art, regardless of Focus.
• Returning teachers who don’t have Quest can seek any Master Teacher to regain Quest. An Elder is not required.

Process of Mini Tasking for Support Train

Evoke Quest, select Support Train and then select the Master. Include the art and plateau in the title. When it is time to grant the support, you activate Support Train and select the art. A token will be made for you.

Master Teachers

• Those seeking Master status must have a Train of at LEAST 60.
• Those seeking Master status must have the art of Sphere.
• Those seeking Master status must have all Major arts to 60
• Master Teachers who are inactive for 45 days will lose Train Self.
• There is a limitation of 3 Master Teachers per Focus that are allowed membership in the Convocation of Masters.
• Those who meet the requirements for Master Teacher and are nominated by a member of the Convocation of Masters will undergo a voting process that will be conducted on a scheduled day and time. Advance notice will be provided to the city. ANY dreamer, Teacher or not, may participate in the vote. You MUST be present at the vote to participate. If the vote passes, the Teacher will be granted Train Self and the status of Master Teacher.
• Master Teachers shall have the same discretion as any other teacher in terms of whom they task or do not task. It is encouraged that a Master Teacher keep their teaching neutral and available to all, but it is not a requirement.
• A Master Teacher is expected to actively use their halo. Periods of inactivity (either absence from the dream in general, or non-use of Train) may result in the removal of Train, Train Self or Sphere.
• Master Teachers found to be violating or abusing the Teaching System will be reprimanded up to and/or including the removal of Train, Train Self, and Sphere.
• Master Teachers may gain support train tokens by completing mini tasks equal in difficulty to a 1st plateau task.
• Master Teachers may task and grant Train plateaus. You must be in party for the Train to work properly.

Train Self Token Requirements

• 2 support train tokens = Plat 10
• 3 support train tokens = Plats 20-30
• 4 support train tokens = Plats 40-60
• 5 support train tokens = Plats 70-90

The Art of Sphere

• A Teacher may seek the Art of Sphere from an Elder Master Teacher.
• A Teacher must be at LEAST 3rd sphere and have issued 10+ tasks competed by students.
• The Teacher is required to learn the eligibility and requirements for each Sphere level.
• The Teacher will be asked to formulate their own sample sphere quests for review.
• If the Elder Master Teacher feels the Sphere Apprentice is ready, they will be trained in the art of Sphere.

Sphere Requirements (1st – 3rd)

• Sphere 1: Should demonstrate understanding of the more basic functions in the Dream. This may be done in an interview but a Sphere Quest stating what was discussed must also be written before the student is granted the Sphere.

• Sphere 2: Demonstrate knowledge that would have been gained from interacting with others. This may be done in an interview but a Sphere Quest stating what was discussed must also be written before the student is granted the Sphere.

• Sphere 3: Actively participate in a meaningful event or experiment (Meaningful meaning multiple dreamers towards a specific goal, not necessarily “Dream changing”)

Additional Requirements

• 1st Sphere: See/Complete Oracle System
• 2nd Sphere: See/Complete Oracle System
• 3rd Sphere: All Oracle Gifts Received

Sphere Requirements (4th – 9th)

When these requirements are met, you may begin seeking Sphere Support tasks. ALL SPHERES require that your Blade, Flame, and Focus art be to your sphere level.

Additional Requirements

• 4th Sphere: 3 Focal arts at 39.
• 5th Sphere: 4 Focal arts at 49.
• 6th Sphere: 5 Focal arts at 59.
• 7th Sphere: 6 Focal arts at 69, 5 Dreamsoul arts at 69.
• 8th Sphere: 7 Focal arts at 79, 6 Dreamsoul arts at 79.
• 9th Sphere: Secondary Focus Path. 7 Dreamsoul arts at 89.

Accepted Arts

• Train
• Main House Arts (Shadow Step, Poison Cloud, Radiant Blaze, Entrancement, Sable Shield, Break Covenant, Dazzle, Peace Aura)

Unaccepted Arts

• House Rank Arts (Ascend to Ruler, Initiate, Demote, etc.)
• Power Token
• Sphere
• Quest
• Soul Evoke
• Teaching Support Arts (Support Sphere, Support Train)
• Train Self

The Process for Ascending to the Next Sphere

• Support sphere tokens are required for all spheres after 3rd. To obtain one, a task will be sought from a supporting (any) teacher. The approximate scale of effort or difficulty for each Sphere Support task should be around a 50-60 art plat difficulty. This usually includes leading or organizing at least one meaningful effort/initiative/experiment/impact that includes others and has been given -forethought- to an idea including expectations, preparation, planning and execution of the idea BEFORE the effort has taken place.
• Sphere Support tasks may still be a multi-step progressive path towards a large-scale goal, several multi-step smaller projects, or completely unrelated. If there are steps to a greater goal each step must be tasked individually prior to any attempts.
• Students should not be in possession of or working on more than -2- Sphere Support tasks at any given time.
• All Sphere Support tasks should be written on a Quest codex, targeting the Support Sphere art.
• All Sphere Support tasks can be reviewed or changed at the discretion of any Elder Master Teacher.
• No double dipping with Sphere Support tasks. You may not gain any other arts or plats for the same effort.

Required Number of Sphere Support Tokens

• 1st-3rd Sphere = 0 tokens
• 4th Sphere = 2 tokens
• 5th Sphere = 4 tokens
• 6th Sphere = 6 tokens
• 7th Sphere = 8 tokens
• 8th Sphere = 10 tokens
• 9th Sphere = 12 tokens (No Sphere Support tasks are required to gain tokens when progressing your secondary focus.)

Until a better tracking method is established, we ask that students seeking spheres hang onto their tasks as well as the support ribbons until the sphere is completed and granted for teacher and/or Elder review.

Sphere teachers may raise someone’s sphere who has gained the required support tokens through tasks of appropriate effort. Tasks may be requested for review before granting the sphere. Sphere teachers can accept/refuse any dreamer’s request for a sphere at their own discretion and direct the student to another Sphere Teacher.

Apprenticeship

• All Apprentices must be at least 4th sphere.
• Only Elder Master Teachers and MTs can mentor an apprentice. (See Dual Mentorship below)
• An MT is only allowed one apprentice at a time.
• The Apprentice and Mentor must spend at least 2 sessions going over general Teaching rules/guidelines (eligibility requirements, activity requirements, progression benchmarks, etc.)
• After the initial meetings, and if they are still in agreement, the MT and the Apprentice will start their work together. During the next few weeks, the Apprentice is expected to shadow the MT. At first, the MT will “guide” the Apprentice through their style of teaching and how they create certain tasks or decide if a report is sufficient. The Apprentice should be encouraged to offer suggestions, ask questions, critique or offer non-official “alternative” tasks.
• Once there is a level of mutual confidence, the Apprentice will be asked to come up with the actual task and, pending approval and re-written on a Quest codex by the MT, will give the task to the student to be completed.
• Regular reports are to be made to the Elder Teaching Lead or Elder Council.
• When the MT feels that the apprentice is ready, Master Teachers may now train their apprentices in the art of Quest.
• The granting of Quest will allow the apprentice access to the Apprentice Study and the option to display their Apprentice Halo.
• The two will work in tandem with the MT approving the tasks that the Apprentice writes. This continues until the MT and the Apprentice feel it is time to take the next step. At that point, the MT will decide if the Apprentice is ready to start writing tasks on their own.
• The final stage will continue until the MT feels that the Apprentice is ready to be given the Oral portion of the Exam. At this point, the MT and the Apprentice will meet with the Elder Teaching Lead and discuss the journey and then the Apprentice will speak with the Elder Teaching Lead alone.
• After the oral portion, if passed, the Final written exam will be given. (If more work is to be done, the Apprentice will be sent back to the MT and the three will discuss where help is needed)

Final Written Exam

• The Apprentice needs to come up with their own “New Art”, any focus, sphere, effect etc. Once that is done, then pick 10 (or so) REAL dreamers and write an example task for them to learn the art, being prepared to defend why they did or did not write each task for each person a certain way. The task of the 10 people should say what they did. They are encouraged to interview people and encouraged to pick other dreamers than their friends or housemates.
• When the report is given and the samples are looked at, the Elder Team Lead will discuss with the Elder Teaching Team and get input. The final decision is in the hands of the Elder Teaching Leads.
• The Apprentice should take as long as they need to learn all that there is to know about Teaching. The apprenticeship will last at least 4 to 6 weeks, or longer if needed.

Dual Mentorship of Apprentices

• Depending on circumstance or preference, a secondary mentor can be added for extra assistance.
• The secondary mentor does not need to be a Master Teacher.
• Same focus mentoring is very much desired whenever possible, but not required.
• Daxon is to be informed of ALL mentoring activities.

Tasking and Plateauing

• A Student may have up to 3 active tasks from the same Teacher at a time. They may have multiple tasks from multiple teachers. Exceptions to this rule are tasks for Forge, Train or Sphere.
• A Student may report a task as soon as they are ready. If the Student can report sooner than one dream cycle, then the task difficulty should be adjusted.
• A Teacher may decide the difficulty of a “To Learn” task. It should challenge the student but not be so difficult that it takes the student weeks to perform.
• Plateau tasks should increase in difficulty as the plateau increases. (Ex: Free Action to 80 should be incredibly more difficult than a Free Action to 10.)
• A Teacher, if found to be violating or abusing the Teaching System, may have their teaching arts removed or suspended at the discretion of the Elder Council and Elder Teaching Lead.

Support Train and Support Sphere Arts

Any teachers missing these arts are to be directed to an Elder.

Bequeath

• Any Teacher, Guardian or Ruler missing the art can be given the art. When the task is written, write in the body of the quest whether you’re granting it to a Teacher, Guardian, or Ruler
• Any other dreamer is allowed to task normally for the art. The only requirement is 3rd sphere.

Honoring Quests

• If a teacher has been absent for 2 weeks or more, an Elder or MT may honor their quest. If there is any doubt, send the student to an Elder.
• Only Elders may honor task from other Elders

Oracle's Gift

Dreamers will be gifted the following arts up to their 2nd plateau.

DreamSeers

• DreamSeer
• Dreamblade
• TranceFlame
• Vision
• Chamele
• Judgment
• Identify
• Identify Curse

SoulMasters

• SoulMaster
• SoulReaper
• FlameSear
• Drain Self
• Purify
• Restore
• Reweave
• Corrupt Essence

FateSenders

• FateSender
• FateSlayer
• FlameRuin
• Deafen
• Scare
• Stagger

GateKeepers

• GateKeeper
• GateSmasher
• FlameShaft
• Free Action
• Resist Fear
• Protection
• Ward
• Amulet

Dreamsoul & Minor Arts

Birth Arts

• Join Party
• Random
• Show Talisman
• Locate Dreamer
• Sense Dreamers
• Trail
• Meditation
• Know
• Drain Essence

Essence Arts

• Banish Nightmare
• Imprison Nightmare
• Cleanse Nightmare

Other Minor Arts

• Push
• Inscribe
• Soul Evoke
• Newly Awakened
• Sense Datoken
• Sacrifice

Art & Plateau Reward System

Dreamers and Teachers

• 2 tokens = Art or Plat to 10 - 30
• 3 tokens = Art or Plat to 40 – 60
• 4 tokens = Art or Plat to 70 – 90

Master Teachers*

• 2 tokens = Art or Plats 10 - 30
• 3 tokens = Art or Plats 40 – 60
• 4 tokens = Art or Plats 70 & Above

• Master Teachers may use either unique and/or their student’s tokens.

Revised: 10/27/2021 by Daxon

Reference

• https://forums.underlight.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=9661