When cheating becomes the norm, normal kids cheat. During the summer of 2020, the administrative team for my school had time to plan for fully remote classes. They made no provision for valid testing. Teachers asked questions and suggested solutions, but no answers ever came. Even worse, the administration kept insisting that students be shown grace. In education-speak, grace means dialing down the accountability.
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Like normal people, Sparky is reluctant to do his nasty business if anyone is watching. He’s not gun-shy, he’d pee on the pope in front of St. Peter’s Basilica if he needed to mark that territory. However, It’s best to tether Sparky, and leave him for a while if he might need to poop.
I’m a big fan of retro-futurism. In particular, how the people of the mid-20th century saw the future developing. *Popular Science* magazine and other magazines showed us the flying cars. I was eager for the TV show, *Hello Tomorrow!” to air on Apple TV+. When it did, it seemed familiar.
Shrinking is a show worth watching. The premise is that Jason Segal is a therapist who goes off the rails, and starts treating his patients the way he wants, rather than the way he should, rather than the way he should. It’s mostly a comedy with some dramatic elements.
Jason Segal is the least appealing of the characters. Harrison Ford has great comedic timing, and always owns any scene he’s in. The rest of the actors also do a phenomenal job. Every character is plausible, with some negative and positive traits. They all act like people you might know, but a little overboard to make the show engaging.
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