About this podcast
Hang On…Keep Cool is a short, funny storytelling podcast filled with unforgettable classroom incidents, school surprises, and real-life memories from my years as a fifth grade teacher. From oddball mishaps to laugh-out-loud moments, these are the kinds of stories students never forgot — and neither did I. So hang on…keep cool…and enjoy the ride.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 27 episodes
- Escape of the ‘Black Snake’! · 6 min · Episode 27Send us Fan Mail One year when I was teaching we had a snake that got out of its cage and slid behind the classroom Univent. A Univent is what older classrooms had along the…
- Shhh….Just Between Me And You! · 6 min · Episode 26Send us Fan Mail Here’s a funny story about what I saw coming out of the ladies lounge! Shhh, it’s a secret between me and you! Listen …… Please share my podcast website to your…
- WNBA and U of M ... You Can't Make This Stuff Up! · 6 min · Episode 25Send us Fan Mail What's going on with women's basketball? And it's Trophies For Everyone at the U of M! Here's my take on these two topics. Please share my podcast website to…
- Blue Ribbons For Everyone! No Losers! · 5 min · Episode 24Send us Fan Mail Here’s an example of what happens when competition is eliminated and everyone’s a winner. Blue ribbons for all! Pretty cool, right? You’ll have to listen and…
- Math Is Fun! .....Are You Serious?? · 9 min · Episode 23Send us Fan Mail Here's a few things I did when I was teaching Fifth Grade math. I had fun doing it and that kids had fun learning until the later years when new administrators…
- Let Kids Be Kids! · 7 min · Episode 22Send us Fan Mail Why aren’t kids learning in school? Whose fault is I? Well, listen to this and see what is going on! Please share my podcast website to your friends. Copy and…
- Za Zpecial Zudent ... Za Zrue Zory! · 4 min · Episode 21Send us Fan Mail Well, here's a humorous quickie about one of my students that decided to change his name ... and more! I think you'll enjoy it! Please share my podcast website…
- MY 4TH OF JULY MESSAGE · 2 min · Episode 20Send us Fan Mail This is my Fourth of July message to you, my listeners. And don't worry, it's short! Please share my podcast website to your friends. Copy and paste the link…
- Who’s Cheating Who?!? · 7 minSend us Fan Mail After school let out for the summer I took my wife and two kids to Virginia Beach for vacation. While we were there we met a very nice older couple and made…
- The NFL Played At Our School! What??? · 7 min · Episode 18Send us Fan Mail Listen here to find out what the NFL was doing at our Elementary/Middle school. Maybe you already know. Find out! Please share my podcast website to your…
- State Inspection ... An Organized Mess! · 4 min · Episode 17Send us Fan Mail This is about the day the state inspectors came to our school. Here's how it went in my classroom! Please share my podcast website to your friends. Copy and…
- Frog Legs & Eyeballs To Go.......Home! · 10 min · Episode 16Send us Fan Mail This episode is about dissecting frogs. We did this each year in my 5th grade science classes. Now about the frog legs and the eyeballs? Take a listen and you'll…
- It Began After I Saw It! What Did I See?? … Plus a comment about May Day. · 7 min · Episode 15Send us Fan Mail While teaching I was also an umpire for high school baseball and softball. Most of the time the games went very smooth, but occasionally things would get a…
- 1970's Don't Tell ... 2000's Don't Touch! · 6 min · Episode 14Send us Fan Mail This short episode is comparing being a teacher in the 1970's, 80's and 90's to teaching today. It mainly focuses on discipline at home and in the classroom and…
- Where Did THAT Come From? · 5 min · Episode 13Send us Fan Mail How my new classroom computer came with a slow cassette tape drive and ended up with a new disk drive after the boss said NO to buying a disk drive! Please share…
- Muscles For Dinner! Yum! · 5 min · Episode 12Send us Fan Mail This is a humorus story about the relationship between animal muscle and meat and what we eat. Please share my podcast website to your friends. Copy and paste…
- The Letter Nobody Opened · 7 min · Episode 11Send us Fan Mail It’s amazing that I taught for 30 years, but it was my first year that shouldn’t have happened! Here’s why …… Please share my podcast website to your friends…
- The All-In-One Sub...Whacky, Wild and Weird! · 6 min · Episode 10Send us Fan Mail This whacky sub was filling in for a teacher who became ill. You won't believe the things he did! Please share my podcast website to your friends. Copy and paste…
- CRASH!!! · 6 min · Episode 9Send us Fan Mail This episode is about something that happened when our school got its first computers for some of the classrooms. And the incident I’m talking about came from my…
- A Fish Fry In Our Aquarium! ....Not Good! · 9 min · Episode 8Send us Fan Mail Here are some things to think about if you want an aquarium in your classroom or home. Some good, some not so good. 🤣 Please share my podcast website to your…
