SCAFFOLDING COACHING

We call it deliberate practice and use this very special kind of practice when it comes to training Meta-Coaching as well as many, many other skills. The word being used in the field of education which is very similar is scaffolding. This word— as a metaphor— refers to a structure that is used in construction. When a building is being built, constructors typically use various kinds of scaffolds and then when they are finished, they take them down. You have undoubtedly seen them, especially in downtown areas of large cities, when a building is being remodeled.

In fact, before the remodeling takes place, the constructor puts up a scaffold on the side of the building. From there the scaffolds give the workers access to the outside of the building— to the face of the building, to the windows, to the parts of the building they want to work on. From there new materials can be brought in and old materials can be taken out. The scaffolds provide workers a safer work environment.