Survived another hurricane

I made it through another hurricane this weekend. I don't know what the deal is, but I have comfortably slept through the last two of them, easily. This last one was a category three. I've heard that's a big storm. It seemed pretty weak to me.

I've started training at my new job. It's cool but I feel like I'm going to to get thrown in knowing about a quarter of what I need. Not like I haven't made it through that situation before. What is it with Asian countries and the way they teach English. They make some arbitrary requirements to teach in their country. Usually it's a bachelor's degree or a two year degree and a TESOL certificate. If you have one of those things you can teach English in any number of countries. And a TESOL certificate takes about 4 days to get, and can cost as little as $450.

Once you meet the criterion, then you are automatically deemed an English teacher and given a class. If you're lucky you get a day or two of "training", which usually consists of some combination of videos, looking at a book with your new boss, and sitting in a class. If schools in Asia would get their act together and either train, or hire better teachers, I honestly think they would save money in the long run. Once the kids learn basic English in elementary and middle school, you won't have to be teaching "My name is John" to High School and College students.

Anyway, I saw this in the news, and I've never seen a better example of why "hate" crime laws are unnecessary and divisive. Every crime is a crime of hate and should be treated like one. would crime have been any different if the perpetrator had been white? Of course not. Laws that divide us will always keep us divided.