Larry Ferlazzo is an English and social studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. He is the author or editor of 12 books, including Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges, The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide, and Building Parent Engagement In Schools. He also maintains the Websites of the Day blog and writes in the Education Week Opinion blog, Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo.