"A family residing in the northern part of London seeks an remarkable and skilled tutor to assist their most junior child on his first steps to turning into an British gentleman."
Looking at this listing, you might readily skip the phrase "initial stages" as mere a turn of phrase.
However, it might be the most significant part of this distinctive job advert, as it aims to find a tutor for a one-year-old.
Many of submissions have already been sent in since the unidentified family posted their request for the highly paid tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
During the past few weeks, the listing has gained interest across the press, with several wondering why?
Innovative Idea
The CEO, CEO and founder of an education consultancy, which is supporting the family in their hunt, explained that despite initial skepticism, he viewed the concept "far sighted", and "innovative".
When he spoke with the family, he mentioned they appreciated the atypical nature of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
However, they clarified that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to get a tutor, as they had postponed until their elder sibling was five, and by that stage "cultural influence had already taken hold".
What exactly does the family refer to by "cultural leaning"?
It's "everything", Adam responded. "The way you eat, how you speak".
He explained the elder child had absorbed "extremely delicate, body language" from the family, and had adopted their cultural ways. The family explained to him they wished to avoid this pattern to repeat itself with their infant.
The strategy: To hire a English tutor, who must speak with standard English accent, to shape the baby from the very start.
Natural Absorption
"A great deal of the learning at the beginning here is somewhat acquired indirectly," explained the CEO.
It's through this osmosis that the family are aiming the child will pick up the UK customs they wish to impart.
The consultant explained the tutor had to be somebody who went to "prestigious academies – comparable categories of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The tutor must be the appropriate candidate, they'll be performing things they may not realize they're doing, just naturally," he added.
Money No Object
The family explained to Adam the chosen tutor should preferably also have understanding of or passion in equestrian activities, skiing, the arts and music so as to inspire the child in a broad spectrum of hobbies.
More than that though, he stated the family desired the tutor to enrol the child on a variety of courses so the child would be "pony-riding and starting an tool by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's perspective, assisting their son develop into a "British gentleman" will result in accomplishment and create opportunities.
"Considering the pros and cons of that, because it's undoubtedly a class statement," he comments.
However, despite all this guidance in "English culture", might the child pick up what is termed cultural influence from the globally influenced family he is raised by regardless?
"Certainly", replied the CEO. "The parents realize this could fail, but they've merely embraced the perspective of, 'why not attempt it and let's go as soon as we can', because the cost of it is not a concern," he said.
Impractical
Several in the private teaching field who share similar reservations.
Peter Cui, head and founder of a tutoring service, who also offer personal educators, commented that "the journey of becoming bicultural, or actually, forming one's identity, is something that must be grown into, not designed."
The expert wrote that he had emigrated from the Far East to the Britain at the time of childhood, and had been brought up understanding and embodying dual heritages. He continued to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The concept that one individual can function as a representation of Britishness, an individual who can somehow transplant the qualities of a British gentleman onto a one-year-old child, appears naive and unrealistic," he commented.
"Based on my background, having a quintessentially UK tutor from babyhood will not necessarily achieve the result they want.
"I wasn't provided with such a figure, and nevertheless I have been privileged enough to live many of the opportunities they aspire for their son."
He added: "The truth is, self-identity cannot be forced from the outside influences; it must be embraced, and it must be internally driven."
Purchasing UK Culture
Of course, Britishness is something the CEO hopes can be instructed – and marketed.
"In my view the reality that the international society views us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
