![]() ![]() While Dr Biden is the first first lady to hold a full time job, others have held a variety of roles within their husband’s administrations.Įleanor Roosevelt acted as a special ambassador for her husband Franklin D Roosevelt, travelling around the US and advocating for the poor, minorities and other disadvantaged people. Her twice-weekly, 15 mile commute from the White House, will be by presidential motorcade and she’ll be guarded by a “phalanx” of Secret Service agents, the Washington Post reported. Jill Biden will continue to fulfill her role as first lady while returning to full-time in person teaching (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. ![]() “It shatters the norms of what first ladies do,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. “She sees it up close and personally and now, in the position as first lady, not only does she give voice to that from a place of understanding, she has an opportunity to create a platform and to have influence,” Ms Pringle told the AP. She is almost always pictured wearing a mask in public, and will wear one in the classroom, as required by the commonwealth of Virginia.īecky Pringle, president of the National Education Association (NEA), welcomed the chance for the first lady to raise the profile of an “underappreciated profession” and influence the administration’s education policies. “There are some things you just can’t replace, and I can’t wait to get back in the classroom,” she recently told Good Housekeeping magazine. While continuing to teach the class remotely during the pandemic, and even marking class papers while flying on Air Force One, Dr Biden has long expressed a preference for in-person learning. She also taught at NOVA’s Alexandra campus during the eight years husband Joe Biden was vice president, and has always maintained she would not give up her career when she moved into the White House. It’s who I am,” she said.ĭr Biden will teach the English Composition Readiness II course for students who need extra writing help, NOVA’s dean of Liberal Arts, Jimmie McClellan, told the Washington Post. ![]() Dr Biden has spoken often of her passion for teaching, and her determination to continue to work as her husband contends with the nation’s top job. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |