Marie Montessori said “The work of education is divided between the teacher and the environment.” It's clear to me that both play an integral role in our development and as I look back over my life I can notice where the environment and my settings contributed as much if not more to my growth. Like now. Literally like right now. Like this podcast environment, its changing me for the better. And today’s guest, Greg Pearlman has totally changed me for the better. Greg believes in the power of the environment and focusing our mindset on the power of learning opportunities, not failures because they are different and how you package them matters. Greg is the Chief Success Officer at a super cool education startup called Betabox and he believes hands-on, experiential learning is the missing ingredient required to prepare students for the complex, uncertain future before us all. He is on a mission to bring technology to more students in an inclusive and accessible way which focuses on the environment in a new and modern way. And he’s also on a mission to continually improve himself and his environment by mindfully navigating his personal connections and relationships. And on this episode, in THIS environment, with me as the ready student, Greg, the teacher, appeared. Make sure you stay til the end to hear the action item I’m challenging you with. It’s a good one.