"A family based in North London wants to find an remarkable and experienced instructor to guide their youngest child on his early path to becoming an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this advertisement, you might naturally miss the phrase "beginning" as just figurative language.
Yet, it might be the most important element of this unique employment listing, as it attempts to recruit a mentor for a 12-month-old.
Numerous of applications have since been sent in since the unidentified family published their request for the highly paid tutor, who must be "an exceptional individual".
Over the last few weeks, the post has gained interest across the press, with numerous questioning why?
Innovative Idea
The CEO, chief executive of a global tutoring firm, which is helping the family in their quest, explained that despite first scepticism, he considered the concept "forward-looking", and "advanced".
When he spoke with the family, he said they appreciated the unconventional character of their requirement, and how early in age their son is.
However, they explained that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to get a tutor, as they had postponed until their firstborn was five, and by that age "cultural bias had already taken hold".
What precisely does the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "comprehensive", the expert replied. "The way you eat, the manner you speak".
He said the older sibling had adopted "very nuanced, unspoken signals" from the family, and had adopted their cultural ways. The family told the consultant they wished to avoid history to happen again with their infant.
The intention: To hire a UK tutor, who must speak with Received Pronunciation, to shape the baby from the very start.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the development at the start here is rather absorbed naturally," said Adam.
It's via this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will adopt the UK customs they wish to cultivate.
Adam explained the tutor needed to be an individual who studied at "the appropriate educational institutions – similar types of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The educator must be the suitable individual, they'll be doing things they may not realize they're doing, just naturally," he added.
Cost Not Relevant
The family told the expert the successful candidate should ideally also have familiarity of or enthusiasm in riding, skiing, creative fields and music so as to influence the child in a wide range of hobbies.
More than that though, he stated the family hoped the tutor to register the child on a range of lessons so the child would be "pony-riding and picking up an musical instrument 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.
"Considering the pros and cons of that, because it's definitely a class statement," he comments.
But, notwithstanding all this instruction in "UK identity", would the child absorb what is termed cultural bias from the multicultural family he lives with in any case?
"Absolutely", replied Adam. "The family know this might not succeed, but they've simply adopted the view of, 'let's give it a go and we should start as early as we can', because the expense of it is irrelevant," he explained.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
Several in the private teaching field who share these reservations.
Another CEO, chief executive of Blue Education, who also offer personal educators, commented that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not manufactured."
Peter wrote that he had moved from China to the UK at the period of seven, and had been brought up understanding and practicing both cultures. He progressed to be educated at Cambridge University.
"The idea that a single person can function as a embodiment of English culture, a person who can somehow impart the attributes of a British gentleman to a one-year-old child, strikes me as optimistic and impractical," he commented.
"Based on my background, having a distinctly UK tutor from infancy will does not necessarily achieve the goal they hope for.
"I never had such a figure, and however I have been privileged enough to experience several of the opportunities they hope for their son."
He stated: "The truth is, self-identity cannot be forced from the outside influences; it must be embraced, and it must be internally driven."
Acquiring Englishness
Naturally, UK identity is something the CEO hopes can be educated – and marketed.
"I believe the reality that the international society views us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
