America’s Oldest Teacher Agnes Zhelesnik Loves Her Work

Bless this lady, Agnes Zhelesnik. She just turned 99 years old this week and is considered America’s oldest teacher, if not, the world’s oldest. She began teaching part-time at the Sundance School in North Plainfield, N.J. in 1995, when she was 81.

Eventually, she became a full-time teacher at the school, teaching students how to cook, sew, and make costumes. She still comes to work every day.

“I love them. They’re my best helpers. That’s the only reason why I come here, is the children,” Zhelesnik says to CNN.

Her 69-year-old daughter, also named Agnes, also teaches in the same school.