Kit Smith is one of the most confident, stable and exuberant kindergarten teachers I've had the pleasure to work with. (We cross paths in a local synagogue's Sunday School).

She's now eyeing a well-deserved retirement from decades of educational work at a private school and her regular Sunday School gig with me.

I absolutely needed to talk to her about how she became a teacher, what teaching means to her, what her teaching philosophy is, what is most exhilarating about working with small children, and what has been the toughest part (hint: not the kids).

If you're interested in education and little kids, this is a must-listen.