"A household based in the northern part of London wants to find an extraordinary and experienced instructor to support their smallest child on his initial journey to growing into an English gentleman."
Looking at this listing, you might easily skip the wording "initial stages" as simple figurative language.
However, it might be the most significant aspect of this distinctive position posting, as it aims to recruit a tutor for a infant.
Numerous of applications have now been received since the unnamed family advertised their search for the £180k-a-year tutor, who must be "someone very special".
During the past few weeks, the post has gained interest across the media, with several wondering why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, CEO and founder of an education consultancy, which is supporting the family in their quest, said that in spite of initial skepticism, he viewed the concept "far sighted", and "advanced".
When he met the family, he mentioned they recognized the unusual nature of their demand, and how immature their son is.
But, they explained that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had postponed until their elder sibling was five, and by that age "cultural bias had already set in".
What exactly does the family indicate by "cultural leaning"?
It's "everything", the expert answered. "The way you eat, the way you speak".
He said the older sibling had absorbed "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had taken on their cultural habits. The family told him they did not want the same situation to recur with their new baby.
The intention: To hire a English tutor, who must speak with standard English accent, to guide the baby from the very start.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the learning at the beginning here is kind of absorbed naturally," stated Adam.
It's through this osmosis that the family are aiming the child will acquire the British traits they wish to impart.
Adam said the tutor had to be someone who attended "the right kinds of schools – comparable categories of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The instructor just has to be the right kind of person, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, effortlessly," he commented.
Money No Object
The family informed the expert the successful candidate should ideally also have knowledge of or enthusiasm in horse riding, winter sports, the arts and music so as to influence the child in a wide range of passions.
Additionally though, he stated the family desired the tutor to register the child on a variety of courses so the child would be "pony-riding and picking up an tool by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's minds, guiding their son grow into a "English gentleman" will lead to success and open doors.
"For all the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's undoubtedly a class statement," he comments.
But, notwithstanding all this guidance in "Britishness", might the child pick up what is termed cultural bias from the multicultural family he resides with anyway?
"Absolutely", answered Adam. "The parents realize this could fail, but they've just taken the view of, 'why not attempt it and we'll proceed as soon as we can', because the cost of it is irrelevant," he stated.
Overly Optimistic
There are some in the tutoring industry who have similar concerns.
Another CEO, CEO and founder of a tutoring service, who provides personal educators, commented that "the process of becoming bicultural, or actually, discovering oneself, is something that must be lived into, not engineered."
The expert noted that he had moved from China to the United Kingdom at the time of seven, and had been educated understanding and embodying two backgrounds. He progressed to study at the University of Cambridge.
"The idea that a single person can serve as a representation of UK identity, someone who can possibly impart the qualities of a English gentleman onto a infant child, appears optimistic and unfeasible," he wrote.
"Based on my background, employing a distinctly British tutor from early childhood will will not automatically achieve the outcome they desire.
"I did not have that kind of mentor, and nevertheless I have been lucky enough to enjoy several of the opportunities they desire for their son."
He added: "The reality is, personal identity can not be forced from the external environment; it must be embraced, and it must be internally driven."
Purchasing UK Culture
Of course, Britishness is something Adam thinks can be taught – and commercialized.
"In my view the situation that the international society views us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
