Kindergarten Conversations: Treasured Memories from Thirty Years of Teaching

As we were getting drinks one day, a little girl said, “Mrs. Noser, when this fountain runs out of water, can you fill it with Kool-Aid?”

It is no secret that a group of five-year-olds have the ability to provide an interesting and entertaining perspective on life. Just ask Carol Porter Noser, a veteran kindergarten teacher who for thirty years listened in on the amusing and endearing comments made by her students.

Noser considers teaching young children to be one of the best jobs in the w...