Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts

Send us Fan Mail A 3rd grade teacher attempts to explain Thanksgiving to her non-native English speakers and a lot is lost and confused in translation. (Humorous) Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author's 5th-grade class completely hijacks (most wonderfully) a lesson about St. Patrick.  (Originally published in the L.A. Times by author)    https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-03-17/history-st-patrick-day-fifth-grade Support the show

Send us Fan Mail My article was published in the L.A. Times and it got a lot of attention. The T.V. programmer for the Tamara Hill Program wanted to interview my wife and me on their T.V. Program. Listen to why I HAD to say..."No Thank You".  Pretty funny. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail RFK Jr. the anti-vaxxer showed up in Samoa after 2 nurses mixed the wrong mixture in measle shots. Two children died. Kennedy immediately blamed the vaccine...many deaths occurred soon after because people were not vaccinated due to Kennedy's influence.  And now Trump wants to let him control health issues in USA. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author inadvertently swims TO a shark. He also mis-judges some very nice kids. Hint- never swim alone.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author tells a hitch hiking story about a British chef who gets picked up by The Mongrel Mob Motor cycle gang in New Zealand. The Brit is forced to go to a party and perform a... service. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author tells the horrific story of a local serial rapist, Thomas Pollacci , and crossing paths with him. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author describes with reminiscent joy - the care, feeding, maintenance and swearing required with having one rabbit for 12 years. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The authors attempts to assist a friend who was cheated and a person dies due to the help! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author thinks he recalls getting his feet X-rayed as a kid while buying shoes. He learns it was true and eventually outlawed. WHAT THE HECK!!! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail  I 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. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-07-17/hoarder-ocd-kimchi-refrigerator Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The authors discusses how he used TICKETS in elementary school to motivate kids and to defy the system. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Just published in NEWSWEEK MY TURN -  the author reads how he is impacted by two of his 5th-grade students' wallets. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author describes John Denver's last moments before he crashed into Monterey Bay. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author goes over the infamous and little known  1948 mass murder at Bixby Bridge (Gallatin Restaurant) Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author notes tips on how to cut a Wooly Mammoth's hair. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author is confronted with a ball popping Pittbull during 5th grade Physical Education class. What to do?  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author discusses pet peeves (alleged crimes) some pickleball players commit according to other annoyed players. And what the heck is pickleball anyway? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author is waiting in line at county jail to visit a former favorite student. The author is surprised to see one of his current students waiting for a prison visit herself. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author is "Legally (claims his child)" hit, chopped, poked by his young daughter. When she spots a VW bug before he does. A game called - YELLOW SLUG BUG NO SLUG BACK. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author and his dog unintentionally confuse a woman about their economic situation. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author complains about his daughter's tattoo aand the faddish nature of todays tattooees and finally reveals he has a tatoo too. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail RFK JR is brought to task for his roll in the unnecessary measles outbreak and many child deaths in Samoa. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author makes his fifth graders write an essay about cheating. But the kids turn the table on him and remind him he's a cheater too and they get rewarded for it as well. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author shows and uses the 5 methods of arguing a point. And he used specific examples for the Left and the Right Support the show