I’m not sure whether wisdom comes with age, but I was barely 65 for twelve hours when I had an epiphany that forever changed the way that I will view vertical scales.
Author Archives: Charlie DePascale
Top Of The World
My big employment decision came at 60. Social security is deferred ’til 68. I used a senior discount to see the Eras Tour film. I expected turning 65 to be anticlimactic. I was wrong.
The Philadelphia Story (NCME’s Version)
I don’t usually share two posts in the same week. In my last two posts, however, I wrote about the personal journey I was on last week in Philadelphia. But NCME, too, is on a journey to find itself. A journey much more consequential than mine.
Feeling All The Feels In Philly
My suitcase is unpacked. The second load of laundry is in the washer. It’s time to reflect on my future and my five days in Philadelphia.
All Things Considered…In Philadelphia
Once again I find myself at a professional crossroads, and once again that has led me to Philadelphia.
A Chronic Problem
I’d like to think that we have progressed well beyond 2012 when a district asked me to help them create a dynamic dashboard to support instruction, using only indicators that were updated annually. I’d like to think that, but …
It Was Always In The Cards
The first day of spring. Easter. Opening Day!
All full of hope and the promise of renewal and rebirth.
Reflecting on Opening Day’s past, however, reveals that my future was there, staring me in the face all along.
Striving for Imperfection
“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. Alden Nowlan”
We appear to be adolescents – still learning how to deal with imperfection.
Mind over Matter over Measurement
It’s gut check time for educational measurement and assessment. So much is going to be asked of us over the next 5-10 years and we need to respond. First, however, we must accept that where PK-12 education leads, we must follow.
Family Ties
There are a few things I miss since stepping away from working full-time, but so many more that I don’t miss at all. And then there are my neckties.
Embrace the Absurd 