"Parents based in the northern part of London is looking for an remarkable and experienced tutor to guide their youngest child on his first steps to growing into an British gentleman."
When reading this post, you might readily overlook the term "initial stages" as simple an expression.
But, it might be the most important element of this unique employment listing, as it seeks to recruit a teacher for a one-year-old.
Many of responses have now been received since the unnamed family published their call for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "a uniquely qualified person".
During the past few weeks, the post has received notice across the media, with several questioning why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, chief executive of an education consultancy, which is helping the family in their hunt, said that despite first scepticism, he viewed the idea "visionary", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he said they understood the unconventional aspect of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
However, they stated that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had postponed until their older child was five, and by that stage "cultural conditioning had already taken hold".
But what did the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "comprehensive", he responded. "How you eat, the way you speak".
He explained the firstborn had picked up "extremely delicate, body language" from the family, and had taken on their cultural habits. The family explained to the consultant they hoped to prevent this pattern to repeat itself with their new baby.
The plan: To engage a British tutor, who must speak with RP, to guide the baby from day one.
Natural Absorption
"A great deal of the development at the beginning here is kind of acquired indirectly," said the expert.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will adopt the British traits they aim to impart.
The consultant explained the tutor had to be an individual who attended "the appropriate educational institutions – the same kinds of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The tutor simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they aren't even aware they're doing, just naturally," he commented.
Expense Not a Factor
The family explained to him the chosen tutor should ideally also have familiarity of or enthusiasm in horse riding, alpine skiing, creative fields and music so as to shape the child in a diverse set of hobbies.
More than that though, he stated the family desired the tutor to register the child on a range of courses so the child would be "pony-riding and picking up an tool by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's view, guiding their son become a "English gentleman" will lead to success and create opportunities.
"Taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's definitely a social class indicator," he notes.
Yet, despite all this guidance in "Britishness", could the child pick up what is termed cultural leaning from the international family he is raised by in any case?
"Absolutely", said Adam. "They know this may not work, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'why not attempt it and we'll proceed as quickly as we can', because the cost of it is irrelevant," he said.
Overly Optimistic
A number of in the private teaching field who express these reservations.
An education leader, CEO and founder of an educational organization, who also offer private tutors, wrote that "the journey of becoming bicultural, or in fact, forming one's identity, is something that must be experienced personally, not engineered."
The expert noted that he had moved from the Far East to the UK at the age of 7 years old, and had been brought up experiencing and embodying two backgrounds. He continued to be educated at a prestigious UK institution.
"The notion that an individual can function as a living vessel of Britishness, a person who can in some way impart the attributes of a English gentleman upon a infant child, appears idealistic and unrealistic," he commented.
"In my experience, having a quintessentially English tutor from babyhood will will not instantly produce the result they desire.
"I did not have such a figure, and yet I have been lucky enough to enjoy several of the opportunities they hope for their son."
He stated: "The fact is, personal identity should not be imposed from the outside influences; it must be chosen, and it must originate internally."
Purchasing UK Culture
Of course, UK identity is something the CEO thinks can be instructed – and marketed.
"I think the reality that the global community holds us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
