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Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts

Short stories. No annoying ads. No mercenary pitches. Just stories to warm your heart. Vetted published articles/tales/short stories (L.A.Times, Newsweek, Seattle Times, Teacher Magazine, Chicken Soup, Miami Herald, etc.) by Paul H.Karrer about: Kids, Teachers, Parents, Education, Korea, Incarceration, Samoa, Peace Corps, New Zealand, California, Connecticut, Teaching, Dogs, Chess, Multicultural Marriage, Foods-real or imagined and more. Most are light-hearted.

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79. Coffee Smug

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/07/20

The author and his wife gossip in Korean about a cowboy. Unfortunately Mr. Cowboy also spoke Korean.Support the showThanks for listening.

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Immigration, Kids and Border Crossings - The rest of...

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/07/12

A 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 showThanks for listening.

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7:55

Teacher! You LIE! There ain't no Emily Garcia

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/07/09

A 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 showThanks for listening.

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5:50

76. PRISON TALES. ON THE ADVICE OF MY INMATE

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/06/29

The author visits a former 5th grade student in prison. Roles are changed as the inmate gives his former teacher some smart advice.Support the showThanks for listening.

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6:54

75. A Fathers' Day Mantra

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/06/17

Father and daughter hike in the woods and see more than they should. But a practiced mantra makes it ok.Support the showThanks for listening.

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6:44

74. NOT FAIR 5th Grade

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/06/15

A 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 showThanks for listening.

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8:52

73. Blind Luck

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/06/04

The author helps a friend cut grass in New Zealand. He meets a blind customer and learns a great deal.Support the showThanks for listening.

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7:33

Care & Feeding of a Frenchie by a Frenchie

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/05/27

A 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 showThanks for listening.

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7:50

Prison - Charles Manson, Sirhan Sirhan, Gang...

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/05/25

An 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 showThanks for listening.

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8:57

70. PRISON - Sally Ports, Potty Patrol, Extractions

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/05/11

A 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 showThanks for listening.

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69. Club Moron - Cell Phone in the Toilet

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/05/08

The author cleverly drops his phone in the toilet. His visiting Korean student gives him some hope.Support the showThanks for listening.

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68. The Counselor

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/05/02

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 showThanks for listening.

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67. Contestant 421. Somewhere Near North Korea

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/05/01

The author's wife flew to her homeland but quarantine rules changed while she was in the air. Not nice.Support the showThanks for listening.

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66 Making New Friends on the End of a Leash

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/04/28

Published 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 showThanks for listening.

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65. Stuck with the Kiwis. Covid 19

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/04/20

The 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 showThanks for listening.

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64. My Time as a Skinhead

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/04/18

The author shaves his fat head due to a self-induced horrible haircutting error. And there are a few unexpected consequences.Support the showThanks for listening.

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The Lewis Chess Set, Deer Antler and a French Bulldog

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/04/17

I carve a chess set out of deer antler because of my French Bulldog - Winnie.Support the showThanks for listening.

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54. My Granny Judged at a Drag Queen Pageant

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/04/12

My 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 showThanks for listening.

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62. L.A. Times Op-ed. Gun Reform

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/04/08

I talk about gun reform and how close guns are to my 5th-graders.Support the showThanks for listening.

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61. Korea - The Watcher

Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts ·

2023/04/07

A foreign male living on Korea's southern most island is watched by his provincial ancient land lord. Why?Support the showThanks for listening.

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