Jill Biden says she has closed the book on teaching at Northern Virginia Community College

WASHINGTON – Jill Biden has closed the guide on her instructing profession at a Virginia group school.

The primary woman, who has spent the previous 40 years instructing in school rooms, introduced Monday that she had taught her remaining class at Northern Virginia Neighborhood Faculty in Alexandria final week. The shock announcement got here throughout a digital “thanks” occasion with academics tuning in from across the nation.

“Being your first woman has been the glory of my life. However being your colleague has been the work of my life,” she stated. “Final Thursday, I taught my final class of the semester and my remaining class ever at Northern Virginia Neighborhood Faculty.”

“I’ll at all times love this occupation, which is why I continued to show full time whereas serving as your first woman,” stated Jill Biden, who was joined on a settee by academics’ union presidents Randi Weingarten, of the American Federation of Academics and Becky Pringle, of the Nationwide Schooling Affiliation.

Biden had taught English and writing at NOVA for 15 years She is the primary girl to proceed her skilled profession outdoors the White Home whereas serving as first woman.

The announcement comes as she and President Joe Biden put together to depart the White Home in a bit over 5 weeks after the Democrat dropped his reelection bid reelection after handing over a poor debate efficiency in opposition to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over the summer time.

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris succeeded Biden, however she misplaced the presidential race to Trump, who is ready to be inaugurated to a second time period on Jan. 20.

It was not instantly clear whether or not Jill Biden, 73, was retiring from instructing altogether. Aides had no quick remark. Northern Virginia Neighborhood Faculty additionally had no quick remark.

Jill Biden began instructing English and writing there in 2009 after Barack Obama and Joe Biden had been elected president and vp and so they moved to Washington. She continued to show there after Joe Biden’s time period resulted in 2017, driving the practice down from their house in Delaware.

Earlier than NOVA, she additionally taught English and writing at Delaware Technical Neighborhood Faculty.

Jill Biden began her profession in 1976, instructing English at a highschool in Wilmington, Delaware, earlier than turning into a studying specialist at one other highschool. She additionally taught English at a psychiatric hospital whereas she pursued her second grasp’s diploma. She additionally has a doctorate in academic management.

She typically stated, “instructing is not what I do, it is who I’m.”