![Khalil Jones had been teaching English Language Arts to his East High School students from his bedroom in Kansas City. He has since returned to in-class teaching.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4a75a25/2147483647/strip/true/crop/695x927+26+0/resize/150x200!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2F17%2F8d4917e14b6e80100ce4acae6031%2Fkhalil-8.jpg)
Khalil Jones
Walton Education FellowKhalil Jones is in his final semester at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and student teaching at East High School. After graduation, Khalil will teach at a high school within the inner Kansas City area. Khalil’s goal is to teach students abroad and learn about new cultures as he teaches them new words.
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Khalil Jones spent the semester student teaching at East High School in Kansas City, Missouri. His goal during a school year of uncertainty? Teach them to be better humans.
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Students don’t mind following new rules to help protect themselves from the coronavirus. The changes bring a different atmosphere, but teens are still the same.
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As Kansas City Public Schools students returned to classrooms, teachers like Khalil Jones tried to address their concerns head-on.
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Khalil Jones is in his final semester at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and student teaching at East High School in the Kansas City Public Schools.