"A family residing in North London is looking for an remarkable and qualified tutor to assist their youngest child on his first steps to turning into an British gentleman."
Looking at this listing, you might readily overlook the term "initial stages" as mere an expression.
But, it might be the crucial element of this unique job advert, as it attempts to recruit a mentor for a infant.
Many of responses have now been sent in since the anonymous family posted their search for the £180,000 per year tutor, who has to be "a uniquely qualified person".
Over the last few weeks, the listing has gained notice throughout the news, with numerous asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
A tutoring expert, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is assisting the family in their quest, said that despite first doubt, he viewed the plan "forward-looking", and "innovative".
When he consulted the family, he noted they recognized the unusual character of their request, and how immature their son is.
However, they explained that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to get a tutor, as they had postponed until their older child was five, and by that stage "cultural bias had already set in".
But what did the family refer to by "cultural leaning"?
It's "comprehensive", Adam replied. "The manner you eat, the way you speak".
He explained the firstborn had picked up "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had assumed their cultural ways. The family explained to Adam they hoped to prevent history to happen again with their younger child.
The intention: To bring in a UK tutor, who must speak with RP, to influence the baby from the very start.
Subtle Influence
"A great deal of the education at the start here is kind of acquired indirectly," said Adam.
It's by means of this osmosis that the family are aiming the child will acquire the English characteristics they want to instil.
He explained the tutor had to be somebody who studied at "the appropriate educational institutions – similar types of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The instructor must be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they may not realize they're doing, just naturally," he said.
Money No Object
The family explained to the expert the chosen tutor should ideally also have understanding of or enthusiasm in equestrian activities, alpine skiing, artistic pursuits and instrumental training so as to inspire the child in a wide range of hobbies.
More than that though, he explained the family hoped the tutor to enrol the child on a selection of classes so the child would be "horseback riding and starting an instrument by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's minds, guiding their son grow into a "English gentleman" will lead to success and open doors.
"Considering the rights and wrongs of that, because it's definitely a social class indicator," he comments.
However, despite all this guidance in "English culture", might the child absorb what is termed cultural bias from the international family he lives with in any case?
"Yes", answered he. "The parents know this might not succeed, but they've simply adopted the perspective of, 'we should try and let's go as quickly as we can', because the price of it is not a concern," he stated.
Overly Optimistic
A number of in the education sector who express similar doubts.
An education leader, head and founder of Blue Education, who provides personal educators, stated that "the development of embracing two identities, or in fact, discovering oneself, is something that must be grown into, not engineered."
The expert noted that he had relocated from the Far East to the UK at the time of childhood, and had been raised knowing and practicing dual heritages. He went on to learn at Cambridge University.
"The notion that an individual can function as a embodiment of UK identity, an individual who can possibly impart the attributes of a English gentleman to a 12-month-old child, strikes me as idealistic and impractical," he commented.
"From my perspective, having a distinctly English tutor from babyhood will not necessarily create the outcome they want.
"I never had such a tutor, and nevertheless I have been privileged enough to enjoy many of the situations they hope for their son."
He continued: "The truth is, self-identity cannot be imposed from the outside influences; it must be selected, and it must be internally driven."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, UK identity is something the expert thinks can be taught – and commercialized.
"I think the situation that the international society views us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
