Shows
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsEx-Peace Corps Volunteers (1978-1980 - Samoa) Discuss/Endorse Peace CorpsSend us a textThree RPCVs (Return Peace Corps Volunteers) discuss their time in the Peace Corps in Samoa (1978-1980) Dr. Michael Baughan, Paul Karrer - Teacher Tails Host, Harvey GerrySupport the show
2025-06-2129 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts97. Korean Kisses - Our daughter is a...Send us a textThe author's Korean wife and their bi-racial infant daughter are returning to visit Korea. But will it turn out better than when the author and his wife lived there? Support the show
2023-12-0108 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsI taught a Mass Murderer in my 5th GradeSend us a textThe author talks about a 10-year old child who later became a mass murderer. The author refuses to use the shooters name.Support the show
2023-11-2707 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsTeacher Tails. Socrates and You Have to ListenSend us a textA non-attentive student spoke when he shouldn't have regarding Socrates and hemlock. Support the show
2023-11-1402 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPrison - A former student describes a normal day in prisonSend us a textA former favorite 5th-grader with a life sentence describes 24 hours (from A - Z) in Salinas Valley State Prison.Support the show
2023-11-1104 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPass the Soap. 93Send us a textAn adult child gives his step dad a shower for first time. It's a major change of roles. Support the show
2023-11-0504 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsFormer Student in Prison - What Does a Teacher Say/Write to him?Send us a textA former favorite 5th grade student writes to his all time best teacher. The student explains why he is there and reveals the many mistakes he made at life's cross roads.But the teacher gives him an assignment - some homework.Support the show
2023-10-1707 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsChoosing Your Own Death 91Send us a textA friend in New Zealand and a very good neighbor right here in California end their own lives. In very different ways.Support the show
2023-10-1106 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsThe Blood in My Veins. 90Send us a textThe author recalls visits with his very infamous granny. A tough old goat who took nothing from no oneSupport the show
2023-09-2908 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsA Very Liberal Teacher Goes Pig Hunting - 89Send us a textThe author meets a former student. The student invites him to go pig hunting. A thing far out of his universe. But he goes and there in is a teacher tale.Support the show
2023-09-2630 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsSchool Story - The Fixer. 88Send us a textThe school secretary tries to fix EVERYTHING. Even when a child discovers his dead mom in the morning.A 5th-grader loses his mom. His teacher and the school secretary try as best as they can to smooth things over - no easy task.Support the show
2023-09-1608 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsZorbing With Mao Tse Tung in New Zealand. 87Send us a textIn New Zealand the author gets bamboozed by his daughter to go Zorbing . And they come a cross a contingent of Chinese party members. A Psychiatric ward comes into play as well.Support the show
2023-09-1108 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts86 Korea - Stairway of AbuseSend us a textThe author observed a disabled man abused and it doesn't sit well with him. Nor did his own inaction.Support the show
2023-09-0406 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts85 Inner Scoop of a Writers' GroupSend us a textThe author describes the inner workings and specifics of his writers group of 31 yearsSupport the show
2023-08-2506 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts84. Kids' story - Apple Fools DaySend us a textThe teacher is given an apple on April Fool's Day. But someone took a big chunk out of it. But who The class refuses to squeal...Support the show
2023-08-1605 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts83. Of Love - THE TRAP LETTERSend us a textThe author is given a trunk of old letters he received over the years. Lots of memories and treasures - especially THE TRAP LETTER.... FunnySupport the show
2023-08-1107 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts82. Prison Stories - FishingSend us a textThe author visits his former student in Level 4 Maximum Security prison - Salinas Valley State prison. They exchange information and stories. Fishing in prison is one of them.Support the show
2023-08-1016 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts81 Our Bull Terrier Attacked Another Dog & We Brought her to the Vet to Have Her put Down...BUT!Send us a textOur 58 lbs rescue bull terrier attacked another dog and we went to the vets to have her euthanized - but....Support the show
2023-07-3008 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts80. Kid story - Rock of MotivationSend us a textA teacher playfully puts a huge rock in a withdrawn child's backpack with super results...Support the show
2023-07-2306 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts79. Coffee SmugSend us a textThe author and his wife gossip in Korean about a cowboy. Unfortunately Mr. Cowboy also spoke Korean.Support the show
2023-07-2103 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsImmigration, Kids and Border Crossings - The rest of the storySend us a textA teacher is engaged in a parent teacher conference for his 5th grade student. The mother's phone rings. At that moment her husband informs mother and kids he crossed the border into Arizona's Sonoran desert from Mexico.Support the show
2023-07-1205 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsTeacher! You LIE! There ain't no Emily GarciaSend us a textA teacher still has his class practice handwriting now and again. He is never happy with the results and he shares a "story" about a girl with super handwriting, but no second finger joints on either hand. The kids don't believe him and then one day...Support the show
2023-07-0907 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts76. PRISON TALES. ON THE ADVICE OF MY INMATESend us a textThe author visits a former 5th grade student in prison. Roles are changed as the inmate gives his former teacher some smart advice.Support the show
2023-06-2905 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts75. A Fathers' Day MantraSend us a textFather and daughter hike in the woods and see more than they should. But a practiced mantra makes it ok.Support the show
2023-06-1806 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts74. NOT FAIR 5th GradeSend us a textA teacher races each 5th grade class over the years. And finally he loses. The teacher's own words come back to haunt him. Support the show
2023-06-1606 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts73. Blind LuckSend us a textThe author helps a friend cut grass in New Zealand. He meets a blind customer and learns a great deal.Support the show
2023-06-0408 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsCare & Feeding of a Frenchie by a FrenchieSend us a textA French bulldog informs the listener of exactly how to take proper care of Frenchies. A few slights and comparisons to German Shepards are made.Support the show
2023-05-2807 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPrison - Charles Manson, Sirhan Sirhan, Gang Reputations and ChessSend us a textAn inmate, a former 5th grader, of the author shares prison stories during a visit. The author learns prison gangs defend their reputation with a sentence of death even if it involves chess.Support the show
2023-05-2507 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts70. PRISON - Sally Ports, Potty Patrol, ExtractionsSend us a textA reading lesson with students turns into a learning lesson for the teacher. The kids know lots of vocabulary words the teacher doesn't recognize in the article. They are all words related to prison.Support the show
2023-05-1208 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts69. Club Moron - Cell Phone in the ToiletSend us a textThe author cleverly drops his phone in the toilet. His visiting Korean student gives him some hope.Support the show
2023-05-0805 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts68. The CounselorSend us a text A friend I nicknamed The Counselor is a magnet for people needing advice. Even strangers come up to him and ask for his input. Funny Support the show
2023-05-0206 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts67. Contestant 421. Somewhere Near North KoreaSend us a textThe author's wife flew to her homeland but quarantine rules changed while she was in the air. Not nice.Support the show
2023-05-0106 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsMaking New Friends on the End of a LeashSend us a textPublished in The Seattle Times - the author (an old fart) makes two new steadfast friends because of Covid. One a dog the other his human...Support the show
2023-04-2804 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts66. Stuck with the Kiwis. Covid 19Send us a textThe author went to New Zealand on the cusp of the Corona virus. Very scary to see it unfold from afar. And we are still dealing with variations of it.Support the show
2023-04-2010 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts65. My Time as a SkinheadSend us a textThe author shaves his fat head due to a self-induced horrible haircutting error. And there are a few unexpected consequences.Support the show
2023-04-1906 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsThe Lewis Chess Set, Deer Antler and a French Bulldog. 64Send us a textI carve a chess set out of deer antler because of my French Bulldog - Winnie.Support the show
2023-04-1705 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts54. My Granny Judged at a Drag Queen PageantSend us a textMy grandmother visits me in Samoa and we attend a drag queen pageant. My conservative grandmother is given a front row seat and is chosen to be a judge. It only gets better from there. Published in Sn Francisco Chronicle and The Baltimore Sun.Support the show
2023-04-1205 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts62. L.A. Times Op-ed. Gun ReformSend us a textI talk about gun reform and how close guns are to my 5th-graders.Support the show
2023-04-0807 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts61. Korea - The WatcherSend us a textA foreign male living on Korea's southern most island is watched by his provincial ancient land lord. Why?Support the show
2023-04-0806 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts60. Couch DogsSend us a textA dog ages. She is appreciated, but she gives clear insights to her owner's future.Support the show
2023-04-0403 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsTeacher's Informal GoalSend us a textA new teacher has to have an informal goal. He decides he will get one kid to stop swearing - no matter what.Support the show
2023-04-0304 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts58 - MannersSend us a textAn old woman and her grandson are waiting in line when they notice a tough gang banger. A potential for conflict arises. It isn't what occurs.Support the show
2023-03-3005 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts57. 5th - Grade - GHOST KIDSSend us a textAn essay reveals a quiet child's suffering, but he wasn't a Ghost Kid any more.Support the show
2023-03-2407 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts56. Lottery LunacySend us a textThe stats and reality of state lotteriesSupport the show
2023-03-2205 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts55. A Lawyer Tale - When Hell Froze Over.Send us a text I catch my lawyer in the act of being less than 100% on the job. He even turned red. Hell must have froze over...Support the show
2023-03-1905 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts54. My Granny Judged a Drag Queen PageantSend us a textMy white-haired grandma visited Samoa and got to judge at Drag Queen Pageant. There was much to be seen. Support the show
2023-03-1907 minTeacher Tails - Karrer Shorts53. Of Dogs and the Coffee Shop NaziSend us a textThe female owner of a wonderful coffee shop terrorizes her clients. However she has a wonderful soft spot - dogs. Support the show
2023-03-1707 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts51 Why I Walk In the Rain ...Send us a textPeace Corps - What happens when it rains and there is competition for a spot on a bus?Support the show
2023-03-1208 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts52. My War With a Samoan Chief - Peace CorpsSend us a textEvery 3rd Friday a Peace Corps volunteer competes with a Samoan chief to sit in a special place. But why?Support the show
2023-03-1211 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsDeath Star or Star FruitSend us a textA teacher gives his class an exotic fruit to sample. Who would have guessed it could kill a student.Support the show
2023-03-1009 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts49. Peace Corps - The Great ChoosingSend us a textPeace Corps volunteers have a 2 week isolated village stay. Villagers choose who will stay with them. But who stays where and why did no one want me? It all makes sense later.Support the show
2023-03-0610 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsYugoslavian Civil War - Finding a Lost FriendSend us a textMy search for a friend lost in the Yugoslavian Civil War does not end well.Support the show
2023-03-0408 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts47 The Big LiarSend us a textA 2nd grader tends to lie. But the teacher nails him with a lie of his own.Support the show
2023-02-2706 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts46 The Miracle, A Girl of Silence, a Wonderful Boy and GoatsSend us a textA teacher recalls a miracle in class. A 5th grader girl (a selective mute) utters one word and the class goes crazy. Goats are involved and so are time -warp letters Support the show
2023-02-1908 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts45. Kids. - Crime & Punishment in the 5th GradeSend us a textParents start calling the teacher because a student has given lots of kids hundred dollar bills . And they are real and the kids are only 10. What's the story here?Support the show
2023-02-1406 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts44 Brad Pitt & TibetSend us a textA Tibetan friend crosses paths with Brad Pitt. But Korea, New Mexico, California, and New Zealand get involved. And a pissed off German...Support the show
2023-02-0710 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts43 Peace Corps MassacreSend us a textI recall a disturbing incident where my students cheated on a test and I was encouraged to deal with it harshly - the Samoan Way (Fa'a Samoa)Support the show
2023-02-0315 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts42. Afghan Ambush & a HelmetSend us a textA former student details being ambushed in Afghanistan.Support the show
2023-01-3122 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts41 Prison A Smiley Face at Salinas Valley State PrisonSend us a textA very detailed description of visits to Salinas Valley State Prison - Level 4 Maximum Security. Abuse by correction officers to visitors. And how I learned to smile when I didn't want to, but had to. Support the show
2023-01-3115 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts40 Peace Corps UNCLE MIKEY (PART 2) - SUPER CHICKENSSend us a textPeace Corps volunteer Uncle Mikey is up to his catastrophic doings again. It's all about Chickens, but spearfishing matters too.Support the show
2023-01-2916 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts39 Peace Corps Uncle Mikey and the Famed Winged Beans (Part 1)Send us a textA Peace Corps volunteer attempts to set an example for his host village with his garden. Things go massively awry. This volunteer is renown for being shadowed by screw ups - these events were triggered by what became known as as THE TURMOIL FACTOR.Support the show
2023-01-2611 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts38. The Lettuce Curtain & Pablo SandovalSend us a textOn a morning P.E. run a 5th-grade teacher learns things about his kids. Some sad - some wonderful.Support the show
2023-01-2307 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts37. Fiddler's TearsSend us a textSome 5th grade girls beg their teacher to come in class during his lunch break. Teacher practices his fiddle. - WARNING!! THERE IS A SUPER BRIEF WRETCHEDLY HORRIBLE RENDITION OF "ANGELINE THE BAKER" But suffer a bit and listen to commentary. CuteSupport the show
2023-01-2106 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts36. Samoa - Pigs DO FlySend us a textA Peace Corps teacher of science learns many things in South Pacific's Samoa - like Pigs DO fly.Support the show
2023-01-1810 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts35. Korea - A Glorious RobberySend us a textOn a packed bus in Korea my wife is robbed of her ancient Rolex while I'm with her. The passengers insist on all of us going in the bus to the police station. Police inform us we were hit by a well-known bump and push gang . Unbelievable ending ... Support the show
2023-01-1710 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts34 MLK Day-Teacher, were YOU a racist?Send us a textAfter a lesson on the origins of MLK Junior Day, a 5th grader asks, "Teacher were YOU a racist?" The teacher rethinks his knee-jerk reaction and admits yes. But there's even more to this story...Support the show
2023-01-1505 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts33. Jungle BootsSend us a text A Peace Corps volunteer in Samoa but from Texas looooves his boots. But how long can leather boots last in the jungle?Support the show
2023-01-1410 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts32. New Zealand. HOPESend us a textA Peace Corps Volunteer (me) completes his 2 years in Samoa. He goes to New Zealand and wonders will he fit in to normal society again. Will people be decent? He has a heart-warming and humanity at its best experience.Support the show
2023-01-1408 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts31. Kids - Bathroom PassSend us a textOne teacher has ZERO bathroom problems with his 2nd graders. WHY? A principal finds the reason.Support the show
2023-01-1402 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts30. Korea - City of the LepersSend us a textKorean story I had published in San Francisco Chronicle. A friend explains how her best friend in high school lived in a quarantined city of lepers Sang Dong - because both her parents had the disease. Heart-warming story about friendship, special shoes with a happy endingSupport the show
2023-01-0908 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts29. Prison - A Regular DaySend us a textA former student incarcerated at age 13 describes a typical day in Corcoran Prison.Support the show
2023-01-0407 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts28 Code Blue School Intruder!!Send us a textA teacher tells how he dealt with his 5th-grade class lock down after hearing a gun shot and seeing a police officer crawl beneath his class window with a drawn gun. Happy ending... fortunately.Support the show
2023-01-0309 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts27. Cracking UpSend us a textTwo guys take a hike across a reservoir in Connecticut. The ice has a surprise for them. Also the story is a metaphor for one of the guys, who unfortunately like the ice, has become less and less solid over time.Support the show
2022-12-3123 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts26 The Hug-o-saursSend us a textA teacher deals with series of events at the same time. A child has stapled her thumb. A child outside is dancing in a puddle. Some parents think they have a conference NOW!Support the show
2022-12-3007 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts25. The Baby FlightSend us a textA Connecticut Yankee teaching English in Korea delivers three orphans to their new families in New York on Christmas Eve. But one of the infants has massive disabilities. What is going on? Do the new parents know?Support the show
2022-12-2717 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts25. The Baby FlightA teacher (me) delivers 3 orphans from Korea to NYC on Christmas Eve, But one of the babies has major disabilities. What's up with that? Do the new parents know?
2022-12-2316 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts24 Granny The RacistSend us a textA woman in a store accuses me of being a racist after I address her and the child with her (she's Anglo) in English and then Spanish. My small Frenchie wanted to say hi to them and I wanted them to feel at ease.Support the show
2022-12-1904 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts23 That's My MomSend us a textA wonderfully resilient 5th grader deals with her mom's death in a heartwarming and magnificent way.Support the show
2022-12-1904 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts22. Kid Story - Why a 5th Grade Girl Hated SingingSend us a textA 5th-grader confesses she detests singing. The why is heart-breaking.Support the show
2022-12-1406 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts21. Escape to SchoolSend us a textAn ill 2nd grader escapes to school. He doesn't want to miss class. The teacher told them finish school...go to college. Years later teacher and student meet. What happened to the kiddo?Support the show
2022-12-1306 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts20 Science CampSend us a textDuring a week at science camp a teacher gains some insights as to why a particularly troublesome child has issues. And why his favorite thing in the world is hot showersSupport the show
2022-12-1206 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts19 A Letter to My President (Obama) the One I Voted ForSend us a textThis opinion piece was originally published in The Monterey Herald. Nothing came of it. Then I offered it to Education Week. They published it and it went VIRAL. 16 Google search pages connected the letter to the world. It was published in Chinese and Hebrew even. CNN called me at school to do another opinion piece - see what happened with that at the end of the reading.Support the show
2022-12-0307 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts18 The Harsh Words of David BrooksSend us a textThe author (me) rebukes and then rebuts a statement by New York Times & NPR Op-editor David Brooks. He stated, "A major impediment to education reform is the teachers' unions." I detail what is education reform? What has it done so far? (Public education destruction.)Support the show
2022-12-0110 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts17 A Teacher Talks Turkey Dinner To Her ClassSend us a textA 3rd grade teacher tries to explain what Thanksgiving is all about but makes a linguistic blunder which horrifies her class. The kids are "Newcomers" migrants from all over Mexico. Some do not even speak Spanish. For many their primary languages are - Nahuatl, Mixtec, or MayaSupport the show
2022-11-2705 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts16. A Liberal Goes Pig HuntingSend us a textA retired teacher (me) is asked by a former student to go pig hunting. The former student is in his 30's now. I go and hope I'm not a moron. But I am. However, all pigs lived for another day.Support the show
2022-11-1124 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts15 Interview with a Volunteer (Former Student) Who Went to Polish/Ukrainian Border for 6 WeeksSend us a textI interview a former student, D.J. Corbett, who volunteered at the Polish-Ukrainian border for 6 weeks. He snuck into Ukraine briefly with a supply of donated basic goods he bought. Homeland Security in USA pulled him aside and gave him some strongly worded suggestions. Lots of heart-wrenching incidents and a few heart warming ones. D.J. connected with some Polish riot police and we both play chess with them now via the internet. Much more...Support the show
2022-11-0924 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts14. The Lewis Chess set, Deer Antler and a French BulldogSend us a textThis article was published in Critical Read. The editors wanted an art creation based on a piece in a museum. So I carved a chess set from deer antler and related it to the most famous of all chess sets - The Lewis Chess set. (Pieces are displayed both in England and Scotland) I tell how my Frenchie Winnie inspired the set as she loooooved to chew deer antler.Support the show
2022-11-0406 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts13. Lawyers Then and Now. 9 A.D. and 2022Send us a textMy siblings and I contacted a legal firm after seeing a class action suit advertisement. We were hosed. I tie in the annihilation of three Roman legions in 9 A.D. by Germanic tribes due in no small part to mistreatment by Roman lawyers. I end with a lawyer friend's humorous non-fiction tale of his nakedness and a burglar. Guess who got screwed!Support the show
2022-11-0107 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts12. - Contestant 421 - What happens When Covid Rules Change?Send us a textA wife flies to Korea during Covid but the quarantine rules change while she is between countries.Support the show
2022-10-3008 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPod 11 - Salinas Valley State Prison Visit - The Crows of MourningSend us a textAn observation of the many women who prepare themselves before they visit their inmates. Support the show
2022-10-2707 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPod 10. Prison Visit DeniedSend us a textA correction officer refuses me the right to visit my former student. He claims I came at the wrong time. I did not. I discuss what is forbidden during a visit.Support the show
2022-10-2510 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPod 9. Designer DogsSend us a textA reading of an article I wrote in VOMB (Voices of Monterey Bay) about French Bull Dogs. A few comments at the end. Photo credit to Kelli Uldall - that's our Winnie in the photo.Support the show
2022-10-1905 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPod 8. Night of a Thousand Noises. SamoaSend us a textI brought my daughter of 12 to Samoa, a place I had lived in for 5 years. We met my artist friend John Poynton and stayed in his "guest house." His guest house was with a lot of imagination a house and hardly for guests. We made the best of it and will never forget.That photo is the mosquito hut and that is Apia harbor in the distance.Support the show
2022-10-1220 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPod 7. Amazing Grace, Samoa, John PoyntonSend us a textJohn Poynton a famous artist living in Samoa told me this story about his house girl, love, singing, and theft. He resided in pure poverty, but was the boiler plate example of an artist - eccentric to the max..The painting is by John. The classic Sina and the eel myth. A forbidden love is destroyed and one of the lovers turns into an eel.Support the show
2022-10-1208 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPodcast 6. Friends on a Leash -Send us a textPublished in The Seattle Times. During Covid two dogs and two old guys meet in the woods and all become steadfast friends. A Frenchie named Winnie and a German Shepard named Romeo are the main characters. A few comments about the story after the reading. Enclosed is a link for the story... https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/making-new-friends-at-the-end-of-a-leash/ Support the show
2022-10-0905 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPod 5. A Former Favorite 5th-Grader Goes to Prison, Chess Kept us ConnectedSend us a textJust got this published in the L.A.Times. One of my favorite former 5th graders went to prison for 9 attempted murder charges. We played one chess game for nearly three years. I read the story and comment. I visited him regularly in level 4 Maximum Security at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad. Very intense for this old teacher...https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-08-19/inmate-chess-teacher-prison-manson-sirhanSupport the show
2022-10-0814 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts5th-Grade Class Hijacks A St Patrick's Day LessonSend us a textI read and comment on the L.A. Times article which got me started. It is about my 5th-graders and how they hijacked a lesson about St. Patrick's Day. All non-fiction. It involves a laser pen, sheep, St. Patrick, leprechauns, and loving , kind, Latino 5th-graders. L.A.Times link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2062370/episodes/11447730-pod-4-a-5th-grade-class-hijacks-a-st-patrick-s-day-lesson/editSupport the show
2022-10-0607 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPod 3. The Sriracha ShortageSend us a textI read and then comment on my article in The L.A. Times - The Sriracha Shortage, or as my wife might call it: Our long heatless summer. Background history on the Sriracha (world hot sauce shortage) How it impacts me, my Korean hot sauce loving wife and an Alaskan bear.L.A. Times Link -https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-07-11/sriracha-shortage-peppers-hot-sauce-summerSupport the show
2022-10-0607 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPod 2. I Have OCD. My Wife is a hoarder. How do we manage? It can be a delicate dance.Send us a textI read and comment on my article published in the L.A. Times. I have OCD. My Wife is a Hoarder. How do we Manage? The Tamara Hill TV program called me after reading this article and they wanted us on their show. I said NO WAY. See why.L.A. Times Link - https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-07-17/hoarder-ocd-kimchi-refrigeratorSupport the show
2022-10-0608 min
Teacher Tails - Karrer ShortsPod 1. L.A. Times - Gun Owning Teacher Against Arming Teachers In SchoolsSend us a textL.A. Times published my article about why teachers should not be armed in schools. French International TV asked to interview me. They have a viewership of up to 30, million viewers the world over. L.A. Times link - https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-06-17/teachers-arming-classroom-mass-shootings-nra-uvaldeSupport the show
2022-10-0607 min