Ben is currently an elementary teacher in the Twin Cities Metro Area, Minnesota, and has over sixteen years of experience. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and then later went back to school to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN). He was introduced to Responsive Classroom before his first year of teaching; however, about eight years into his career, he retook all the Responsive Classroom classes and has been enamored with the approach ever since. He has been blessed to work closely with other Responsive Classroom consulting teachers in his district. He feels incredibly fortunate to have been immersed in this approach for over half of his teaching career and to witness the positive results from utilizing RC on a daily basis. He is thrilled to have the opportunity to share Responsive Classroom with other educators.