and we do love this story around here. they say that with age comes wisdom. so imagine how wise the teacher at the center of our next story must be, she's 97. >> the new jersey woman is literally the oldest teacher in the country, and she enjoys nothing more, of course, than to see the smiling faces of her students. here is wabc's toni yates. >> i think that she's the best cook in the whole world. >> reporter: 97-year-old agnus zeleznick is baking banana bread with her preschoolers for a very good reason. >> because it's "n" week. now next week it's "g" week and we'll make good as gold gingersnaps. >> reporter: to the kids, the teachers, to everyone, agnus is granny and the sundance school is happy it's got her. >> when you see someone that you looked forward to seeing, someone who inspired you, someone who touches all of the children that you love, wouldn't you feel like the luckiest person in the world? >> it's the energy that you