Clarisa van der MerweStudents are people tooI lost my temper one day in 2018, during a meeting with various other, much higher-ranking educators. I was the youngest participant in the…Oct 3, 2022Oct 3, 2022
Clarisa van der MerweGraduations are manipulativeThoughts from my most recent stint in a gown.Sep 21, 2022Sep 21, 2022
Clarisa van der MerweSurvival of the fittest, or Social Darwinism?Life is survival of the fittest, right? Some people are just lazy. They just don’t have it in them. They couldn’t make the cut. In fact…Sep 18, 2022Sep 18, 2022
Clarisa van der MerweA very short beginner’s guide to evolutionI refer to evolution so much in my daily life, I needed to have something to point to, to say: here it is, this is what I mean, without…Sep 18, 2022Sep 18, 2022
Clarisa van der MerweWhat you’re doing is unprofessional: when your colleague is meanI once worked with a person who wouldn’t greet me in the hallway. It wasn’t just me though - as a rule, they didn’t greet anyone unless the…Sep 14, 2022Sep 14, 2022