Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts

Send us Fan Mail A DAY AT SCHOOL is rhyming verse about a child's day at school. Issues, worries, incidents, troubles, (real & imagined) cute, and silly happenings. With a kicker on at the end of each poem. Pages 19-22 Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author reads rhyming verse from his Kids' book. A Day At School Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Three 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 Gerry Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author reads a story he had published in Chicken Soup for The College Soul. A female student is surprised at all the attention she gets as she drives her car.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author reads his Chicken Soup Story of female students dealing with a totally blinding blizzard. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author reads his Chicken Soup Story - Mom, You Have to Try. A family suffers as the grand mother starts to lose her memory. But after she is gone they learn she really really did try. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author reads 2 of his rhyming verses from his kids' book A DAY AT SCHOOL  poems 13 & 14. All have a kicker at the end. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author reads an article he had published about slavery at sea and the tuna industry. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author and his sister deal with a difficult mother who changes for the better due to Alzheimers. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author explains some realities of Jury Duty and he has some recommendations, Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Author describes his dislike for skate-boardering until he tries it. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author reads 3 poems about survival at an elementary school.   The Bully The Hand Bathroom Stalls Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author reads 4 very short rhyming verse poems about the realities of elementary school. All have a kicker on the end. A riddle, puzzle or comment. p.6. The Ride p.7 Reading Hurts My Head p.8 Numbers p.9 What Am I? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail A DAY AT SCHOOL is simple rhyming verse about well...a day at school. Humorous and each short poem has a kicker, problem, riddle or final say at the end. About a minute in length each - a read 3 at a time. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail A child asks a question about lives...and cats. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author reads a super short poem he published with a clever whimsical twist at the end. Fits right in with TEACHER TAILS.  And if you admire humming birds even better. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author notices one of his female students cries when it rains. He asks why and finds out her parents work the fields. He also discovers many other things about her and her 6 year old brother.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author interviews Susan Gerbic - a Scientific Skeptic. She debunks psychics, mediums, fortunetellers, soothsayers, astrologers, etc. The New York Times (Feb. 2019) wrote an article about her revealing a fraudulent celebrity psychic.  She's not a favorite in the anti-science world of money making grief vampires (Those who make money by defrauding and scamming those who nee...

Send us Fan Mail A teacher reveals his own border crossing at age 6. His Coyote (A cousin) is offered two bags of groceries for the crossing Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author sits next to a Korean grandma during Thanksgiving. She reveals how as a 17 year old she fell in love with a North Korean soldier.  She details how her family fled north and then back south. Also, how she survived being machine-gunned buy a U.S. plane. And what you eat when you are starving... Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author is told by a former student, now an inmate, in Level 4 Maximum Security - HOW TO GO FISHING IN PRISON.   The inmate was in solitary confinement for 7 years Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author a multiple gun owner had this published in the L.A.Times. He's against Teachers having guns in schools. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author assigns his 5th grade class to write about something they HAD to do. And one shy, silent boy opens up. In the process he breaks his teacher's heart, but now the teacher understands. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author had this article published in the L.A.Times. He tells of a favorite student incarcerated at age 14 for 9 attempted murders. This is a student he taught chess. The former student and teacher play one game of chess for nearly three years via the mail. One letter allows one move. The former student was in isolation for nearly 7 years. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author has a drink with a friend and learns the guy's mother-in-law shot her toilet dead. She's a tough old bird. She doesn't like her son-in-law and he doesn't like her. She's Mongolian. He's Czech. Makes for a very interesting social interactions. Non-fiction.  Support the show