"A household based in North London is looking for an extraordinary and qualified educator to assist their most junior child on his early path to becoming an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might easily skip the phrase "initial stages" as just figurative language.
However, it might be the crucial element of this unusual position posting, as it aims to recruit a mentor for a one-year-old.
Many of applications have now been submitted since the unidentified family published their request for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "a uniquely qualified person".
During the past few weeks, the advert has gained interest across the media, with several asking why?
Innovative Idea
Adam Caller, chief executive of Tutors International, which is helping the family in their quest, said that in spite of initial doubt, he considered the concept "forward-looking", and "innovative".
When he met the family, he noted they appreciated the unusual nature of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
Nevertheless, they stated that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to get a tutor, as they had held off until their elder sibling was five, and by that age "cultural influence had already taken hold".
What exactly does the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "comprehensive", the expert responded. "The manner you eat, how you speak".
He stated the firstborn had adopted "extremely delicate, unspoken signals" from the family, and had adopted their cultural ways. The family explained to him they did not want history to happen again with their new baby.
The plan: To engage a English tutor, who must speak with Received Pronunciation, to influence the baby from the very start.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the learning at the beginning here is somewhat absorbed naturally," said the expert.
It's by means of this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will pick up the UK customs they wish to instil.
He said the tutor needed to be somebody who studied at "prestigious academies – the same kinds of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The instructor simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they may not realize they're doing, effortlessly," he commented.
Expense Not a Factor
The family told Adam the selected educator should ideally also have understanding of or interest in horse riding, skiing, the arts and instrumental training so as to inspire the child in a wide range of hobbies.
Additionally though, he stated the family hoped the tutor to sign up the child on a variety of courses so the child would be "horseback riding and starting an tool by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's perspective, guiding their son grow into a "British gentleman" will result in success and provide access.
"Taking into account the pros and cons of that, because it's undoubtedly a social class indicator," he adds.
However, despite all this instruction in "English culture", would the child absorb what is termed cultural influence from the international family he resides with anyway?
"Yes", answered he. "They realize this may not work, but they've simply adopted the view of, 'we should try and let's go as soon as we can', because the cost of it is irrelevant," he said.
Overly Optimistic
A number of in the tutoring industry who share similar concerns.
Another CEO, chief executive of a tutoring service, who also offer private tutors, commented that "the process of embracing two identities, or in fact, discovering oneself, is something that must be grown into, not manufactured."
Peter wrote that he had relocated from the Far East to the Britain at the age of seven, and had been raised understanding and living both cultures. He continued to be educated at the University of Cambridge.
"The idea that a single person can function as a representation of Britishness, someone who can possibly transfer the qualities of a British gentleman upon a one-year-old child, appears optimistic and unrealistic," he wrote.
"Based on my background, engaging a typically UK tutor from infancy will does not automatically produce the outcome they want.
"I did not have such a tutor, and yet I have been privileged enough to experience many of the situations they desire for their son."
He stated: "The reality is, personal identity can not be dictated from the outside; it must be embraced, and it must originate internally."
Purchasing UK Culture
Certainly, UK identity is something Adam believes can be educated – and commercialized.
"I think the situation that the international society regards us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
