Erin Lappe is a kindergarten teacher in the suburbs of Chicago. She has used the Responsive Classroom approach to teaching and discipline for over a decade in her classroom. The Responsive Classroom approach has guided her in creating a safe and joyful environment that instills a lifelong love of learning in her students. As a consulting teacher for Center for Responsive Schools, Erin is thrilled to be sharing the life-changing strategies that have transformed her classroom.