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First woman Jill Biden, middle, is joined by Becky Pringle, president of Nationwide Training Affiliation, left, and Randi Weingarten, president of American Federation of Lecturers , proper, throughout a digital thanks occasion for educators with the American Federation of Lecturers and the Nationwide Training Affiliation, within the South Court docket Auditorium on the White Home advanced in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photograph/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
WASHINGTON – Jill Biden is closing the guide on her educating profession at a Virginia group school.
The primary woman, who has taught in lecture rooms for 40 years, introduced Monday that she had taught her ultimate class ever at Northern Virginia Group Faculty in Alexandria. The shock announcement got here throughout a digital “thanks” occasion with lecturers tuning in from across the nation.
“Being your first woman has been the dignity 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 ultimate class ever at Northern Virginia Group 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 has taught English and writing at NOVA for 15 years. She was the primary lady to proceed her skilled profession exterior the White Home whereas serving the USA as first woman.
The announcement comes as she and President Joe Biden are getting ready to go away the White Home in somewhat over 5 weeks after the Democrat dropped his bid for reelection after he carried out poorly in a debate towards Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over the summer time.
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris succeeded Biden on the ticket, however misplaced the presidential race to Trump, who is about to be inaugurated to a second time period on Jan. 20.
Jill Biden began educating English and writing at Northern Virginia Group Faculty in 2009 after Barack Obama and Joe Biden had been elected president and vice chairman. She continued to show there after he left workplace in 2017, driving the practice down from their residence in Delaware.
She typically stated, “educating is not what I do, it is who I’m.”
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