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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]cont.  I also taught kids who frequently had to stay home for impetigo or worms.  People in the 'burbs don't always know about these issues.[/quote]

Yep, these things are all things that can happen and that can slow kids learning down.  But again, the facts that put a kid at risk for them, such as lack of medical care, or overcrowded living circumstances, tend to exist within a population year to year.  Many of the kids who miss a lot this year will have had similar absences last year and the year before, and their value added score will be created by comparing what they were able to learn in your class with lots of absences to what they learned last year with lots of absences.  Obviously you'll have a few kids whose scores change dramatically one year.  The kid who had a lot of asthma last year but got the meds right this year, and the kid who missed way more school this year than last year because mom got a new job and the hours don't match up with school.  The scoring systems are looking at progress over the class as a whole, and one or two kids one way or the other shouldn't have a major impact.

To be clear, I teach in this environment, and I know how devastating these things can be for kids.  I'm not downplaying the situation, just trying to explain how it has less impact on teacher evaluation than someone might think.[/quote]

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