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The Story Behind The Band Swahoogie And The Upcoming Pleasantville Music Festival

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Barb Knowles

Saneteachers’ Barb Harvey-Knowles is thrilled to land an interview with Swahoogie, a New York City area rock band who will be performing at the upcoming Pleasantville Music Festival. As music fans from around the tri-state area are looking forward to … Continue reading →

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Saneteachers Got Talent feat. Swahoogie

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Barb Knowles

Recently I had the wonderful opportunity to sit with Thomas “Zeke” Krouskoff,  the founder and songwriter of the rock band Swahoogie.  Swahoogie is a local band in the New York City area and performs live as well as in the … Continue reading →

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I Am Totally Obsessed With This Song

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Barb Knowles

I could listen to this 25 times a day.  Nothing in moderation for me. Half Light by @BannersMusic.  I’m obsessed.  

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Music Comes In Many Shapes And Sizes

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Barb Knowles

Teacher:  What’s your favorite type of music?  Classical?  Student:  I don’t have a favorite kind because music comes in all shapes and sizes. My co-teacher and I looked at each other.  What wisdom.  And what a perfect description and a … Continue reading →

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What It Means To Be Blessed With A Good Education

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Barb Knowles

This past Friday I attended the NYSABE conference.  The New York State Association of Bilingual Educators conference.  One of the themes was how speaking more than one language helps our brains to function differently and better.  They were talking about … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Favorite Songs

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Barb Knowles

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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I started a weekly series about my favorite books by genre.  I started with Saneteachers’ Weekly Genre Feature-Fantasy and thanks to being a knucklehead and very ADD, I…

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Saneteacher’s Got Talent! Featuring Us The Duo

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Barb Knowles

Today marks a new feature on saneteachers.com.  Saneteacher’s Got Talent! will focus on incredible people who are incredibly talented in their area of specialization.  Music of all genres, authors, singers, comedians and anyone else in whom I think you would … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Favorite Songs

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Barb Knowles

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I started a weekly series about my favorite books by genre.  I started with Saneteachers’ Weekly Genre Feature-Fantasy and thanks to being a knucklehead and very ADD, I never wrote another genre … Continue reading →

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Music or Books

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Barb Knowles

Music or books.  Take your pick.  You have to choose.  Which would you give up? I don’t know about your family, but in mine we often had that discussion. Which is a little silly since we never had to make … Continue reading →

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Are these guys cool or what!

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Barb Knowles

I thought that instead of telling you my opinion of whatever, or letting you know what books I like or hate, or making you laugh or cry, or writing this first sentence and making it so long that you want … Continue reading →

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