Jill Biden to Teach at Northern Virginia Community College

[sabra]

Source: WSJ

The White House announced today that Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, will continue teaching as an adjunct professor at Northern Virginia Community College, known as NOVA among locals.

Jill Biden has been a teacher for nearly three decades and will teach two English classes at NOVA this semester. “I am thrilled to return to the classroom to continue working with community college students, whom I greatly admire and enjoy teaching,” Biden said in a statement. She previously taught at a community college in their home state of Delaware, and she earned her doctorate in education in 2007 with a dissertation on student retention at community colleges.

The White House also said that Biden, in her capacity as the vice president’s wife, will continue to focus on education issues. Last week, she invited 200 children in the Washington, D.C., public school system to be the first guests in the vice president’s residence.

Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/01/27/jill-biden-to-teach-at-northern-virginia-community-college/

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Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, opened their new home at the U.S. Naval Observatory, to elementary school children from across the D.C. area on Jan. 21, 2009.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Good for her!

And what an amazing contrast with the previous administration! :eyes:

[jennied]

2. She looks like a teacher.

[roody]

12. Except for the uncomfortable shoes.

[ashling]

3. It's so nice to have good role models for our nation's children

I took some courses at NOVA when we lived in Vienna, Va. years ago so I could get some requirements I had missed to get into the teaching grad. program at George Mason.

[wilt the stilt]

4. however she is not a librarian

so therefore she is not like the great Laura or Lynne Cheney. she only really works

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Does she get SS protection?

That could be a bit awkward.

But I'm happy she's going to actually go to work. What a marvelous role model and what a great example.



Republican spin: Why is she taking work from real Americans?

[Muttocracy]

10. yeah, a Delaware new article mentioned both of those

The SS protection, and nuts in the comments section about her taking someone's job. One smarter commenter pointed out that if she wasn't working, the same folks would be calling her a public welfare freeloader.

And I'm thrilled she's keeping her own career - a good model for political spouses!

[Edgewater_Joe]

6. A Teachable Moment Re: Adjunct College Teachers

Folks like me toil with no retirement, no medical care, barely-above-minimum wages -- even with ever-increasing unionization -- yet we teach over 60% of all classes in all universities.

I look to her to be an advocate for our cause.

[MountainLaurel]

7. That would be lovely, but I wouldn't hold my breath n/t

[Muttocracy]

11. I hope so too.

I quit the adjunct gig myself a while back. Bigger workload, fewer benefits, lower pay, less security than the "real" faculty.

[Digit]

8. How cool

I was just thinking back to my days at NOVA yesterday when after 33 years, I started my first day of classes at a community college in NC. It feels so strange at my age, but I am doing what I can to gain new skills so I can get a job.

What a co-inky-dink to see NOVA mentioned.
I am delighted to hear that Jill Biden has made this move.

[Botany]

9. What a good thing!

I hope Obama and company use her talents to help education.

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Imagine being a teacher with the power of a couple armed secret service guys in the room...

"I said be quiet!"

:rofl:

I'm glad she will continue to teach. What a wonderful role model!

Much better role model than Laura who seemed mostly to show young girls about how to wear drapery and upholstery.

[yurbud]

14. wow--that's what I do too. Maybe she'll try to change

Over-reliance on adjuncts and part timers and under-paying us compared to our full time colleagues.

[Cha]

15. This is awesome for our Education

system. Between the Obamas and the Bidens we should be taking the incentive to learn up a few notches.

[Blue_Tires]

16. i was hoping she'd teach those RW oil-addicted free-market-loving warhawks

at George Mason a few things about reality