DEFINITION OF EDUCATION COACHING

Context: Current Indonesian Educational Situation
Currently, the educational system is undergoing changes, in line with globalization and industrialization. This is happening all over the world. Especially in Indonesia, the educational system has been undergoing dramatic changes since the social, economic and political crisis in 1997. This endless crisis eventually touched and shook the educational world in Indonesia. In the past education was wholly controlled by the Ministry of Education, since the crisis of 1997, the Ministry of Education has delegated the control to each educational institution. These institutions implement their own methods which result in non-standardized graduates.

Pupils/Students Problems
Close collaboration and interaction between students and their educational environment is essential for students. Educational institutions are demanded to produce successful and highly competent human resources who will eventually be the assets of international industries and companies.
Ideally, the students and educational institutions must be able to adjust to each other, that is there must be feed back from the institution. Currently, most students face a static, non-dynamic institution. Most of these institutions believe that their task is “only” to teach. Aspects beyond teaching, such as individual mental development, joy of learning, potential enhancement, motivation enhancement are no longer their task and are not a concern to them and hence ignored.
As a result, students probe in the dark trying to find a way to connect the unconnected, to find a way out. Most graduating high school students, don’t have a plan or future objective and are not sure about what is offered at a university or the field of study they want to major in. Without a plan and objective, it is very likely that a student will choose a wrong field of study, because the selection is based on illusion.
In addition to that, there is a missing link from high school to university, and from university to career or professional world. Only a few universities in Indonesia have good networking with industry.

One of the Solutions:
Just as an employee relates to a company, a pupil/student relates to a school or higher education.
These pupils/students also need a coach to guide them to improve their performance, potential, and interest in the learning process. They need thorough and personal guidance, because each individual has a unique personality and background. These pupils/students need the right orientation which is of utmost importance in building and paving a future career pathway.

Just as in sport, the advantage of having a coach is that each pupil/student will receive a step by step guidance to achieve a more positive result. The coach will assist a student to precisely identify his/her objectives, and then work together to decide on the right strategy to achieve these objectives. In addition to that, the pupil/student will be more responsible in applying the strategy into a coherent action.
A good coach is one who dares to say no, and will not allow the pupil/student to act irresponsibly.
Therefore, within a short period of time there must be a high level of trust between a coach and a student. Those who usually hire a coach service are pupils/students who have high motivation and ambition, but don’t have a clue yet on how to achieve their objectives. There are also students who need a coach just to motivate them to study.