"The best thing about PELabs is that the interns step up and take full accountability for creating the solution and meeting the client needs. The interns have the talent and the drive, with some focus on professional success tips and constant motivation to overcome obstacles, the work that results is valued by clients and is the highlight of each intern’s professional portfolio. PELabs is a very different experience from a high school class, starting with how the interns are treated differently than as students. In a high school class, students are assigned classwork designed to fill time, take assessments for grades to verify learning, and create work only the teacher will appreciate.  PELabs interns are the same people but raise the level of their maturity by working on real world projects, managing his or her own time, meeting expectations of a team and of the client, responsible for just-in-time learning and solving obstacles, and being compensated for their efforts.  My role changes from leading as an instructor to facilitating as a project manager. All of us find this relationship and purposeful learning much more satisfying.  Each PELabs intern has invested in his or her own wealth creating potential and is richer for the experience."