student center, students learned to waltz and cha cha. The mini-classes each lasted between 15 minutes to half an hour. having already learned these skills at home, everyone, regardless of age, has something to learn.'') (The added page on the ''Charm 'Requirement' '' includes this note: ''Transfer credits are not available in this program. for members of the community to hack an official publication to promote it.'' to have such a program, and it is so M.I.T. ''When it came out, we were doubled over with laughter. ''The bulletin was hacked this year by still unknown sources,'' said Katie O'Dair, assistant dean for student life programs and organizer of this year's program. Last fall, charm school was even mentioned in the university's official bulletin that describes programs and requirements. We've got to have some fun.'' He added, ''The main thing about charm school, it has worked because we've managed to keep it silly.'' Merritt's response was: ''Chuck, give me a break.
Vest, worried that the charm school would reinforce the negative stereotype. And some university administrators, including M.I.T.'s president, Charles M. Merritt noted that there were plenty of students at other universities who were socially awkward. students have to be so style deprived?' '' recalled Dr. Then, at a meeting of administrators, ''Someone said, 'Hey, why do M.I.T. ''It's what I call the institute scuttle,'' he said. Most of them were shuffling their feet without looking at the floor. students walk up and down the infinite corridor,'' he said, referring to long indoor hallway that connects most of M.I.T.'s buildings.
''The one thing that got me started on it was watching the M.I.T. And looking around, he did see room for improvement. students as awkward geeks in need of social graces. Merritt, who started the charm school eight years ago, admits that the program's name plays off the stereotype of M.I.T. annual charm school, a one-day event that takes the institute's high-powered students out of their conventional academic pursuits for a few lessons on life away from the classroom.ĭr. The bathroom tutorial was the oddest offering of the M.I.T.
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