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🚨WHAT ON EARTH?!! A Nashville TEACHER OF THE YEAR walked away from her career because she says the district ORDERED HER TO FABRICATE A STUDENT’S GRADE. She refused, so they went into the system and CHANGED IT THEMSELVES. According to the teacher, a student didn’t finish a project so Hardcastle (the teacher) gave the grade the student earned... a failing grade. Then a parent came in and SAT IN THE OFFICE FOR HOURS until that grade changed. Three administrators huddled up and decided the AWARD-WINNING TEACHER was the problem. She still refused to change the grade. So they overrode her and changed it ANYWAY. She quit in May and put all of it in a three-page resignation letter. It’s public. Read it yourself. She calls it GRADE FABRICATION. And then she stood up in front of the school board and said the quiet part into a microphone: “Statistics are being skewed to protect the district, not our children.” Our kids can’t read. Can’t write. Can’t do basic math. ...but the SCHOOL METRICS LOOK GREAT. AND SHE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. WSMV4 Investigates pulled the internal emails of Diana Wills, a math teacher at Overton High. Administrators told her she had to give FAILING STUDENTS a PASSING GRADE because she "hadn’t notified their parents first..." She put her refusal in writing: “What is being done is unethical and could very well be interpreted as illegal.” THE DISTRICT SUSPENDED HER. She’s suing them right now. At MNPS, when a teacher and an administrator disagree about a grade, THE ADMINISTRATOR WINS. Not the person who taught the class. Not the person who graded the work. The bureaucrat whose numbers go UP when your kid passes. HOMESCHOOL YOUR KIDS!!!!!

BREAKING: Michigan Expected to Move On From Kyle Whittingham After Just One Season, Sources Say I got off several calls this morning, and what I’m hearing out of Ann Arbor is nothing short of stunning. It’s been just 10 months since longtime Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham accepted the Michigan job. Now, I’m told his time in Ann Arbor is already nearing its end. Barring a miraculous turnaround that ends with a national championship, sources tell me Michigan intends to move on from Whittingham after just one season. The driving force behind this decision? Money. I’m told several major Michigan donors who heavily funded the construction of this roster have grown increasingly frustrated with the direction of the program and have threatened to withdraw their financial support unless a coaching change is made. One particularly influential voice behind the scenes? Dave Portnoy. Sources indicate Portnoy has been among those pushing for change behind closed doors, with influential donors maintaining that Michigan remains one of the premier jobs in college football and believing the university can make a significant upgrade at head coach. But there’s one massive financial obstacle. Whittingham signed a five-year contract, and firing him without cause would reportedly trigger a buyout worth approximately $24.75 million to $25.8 million, representing 75% of his remaining guaranteed salary. When I specifically asked about the financial implications of such a move, one source dismissed the figure as nothing more than “a splash in the bucket.” The message coming out of Ann Arbor is becoming increasingly clear: Those financing Michigan football believe the program can do better, and they’re willing to spend whatever it takes to make that happen. More to come.

98-Year-Old Man Buys His First Self-Driving Tesla Model Y And Is Blown Away “I've been driving it probably 2-3 months, and it's not made an error in its driving. In fact, the other day it stopped - a chipmunk was crossing the road, and there was no other traffic, and it did not run over the chipmunk … For somebody that's 98-years-old, this is a real treat.”

Rumor: DJI's Action 7 and Osmo Nano 2 could launch before Nov 11. Source is a Chinese account, not a trusted leaker—and US buyers may only see grey-market units due to FCC limits. (1/2)

DJI’s original Mini 2 just got its first firmware update since March 2022 — 3.5 years later. The only note: “Fixed some known issues.” No new features, but the 2020 drone isn’t abandoned. (1/2)