"A household located in the northern part of London wants to find an remarkable and experienced tutor to guide their youngest child on his initial journey to growing into an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might naturally skip the wording "initial stages" as mere figurative language.
But, it may be the most important aspect of this unique employment listing, as it seeks to recruit a tutor for a infant.
Numerous of submissions have already been sent in since the unidentified family posted their call for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "an exceptional individual".
During the past few weeks, the advert has attracted interest across the press, with numerous wondering why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, head and founder of an education consultancy, which is supporting the family in their search, explained that notwithstanding first skepticism, he considered the idea "far sighted", and "innovative".
When he met the family, he noted they understood the unusual character of their requirement, and how immature their son is.
Nevertheless, they explained that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had postponed until their firstborn was five, and by that point "cultural conditioning had already set in".
But what does the family mean by "cultural bias"?
It's "all-encompassing", he responded. "How you eat, how you speak".
He explained the firstborn had picked up "very nuanced, body language" from the family, and had assumed their cultural norms. The family explained to the consultant they wished to avoid this pattern to repeat itself with their new baby.
The intention: To bring in a UK tutor, who must speak with RP, to guide the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the development at the beginning here is kind of acquired indirectly," stated the expert.
It's via this subtle influence that the family are expecting the child will pick up the English characteristics they want to impart.
The consultant noted the tutor must be someone who went to "the appropriate educational institutions – similar types of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The instructor simply needs to be the suitable individual, they'll be performing things they don't even know they're doing, effortlessly," he commented.
Cost Not Relevant
The family explained to him the chosen tutor should ideally also have understanding of or enthusiasm in riding, alpine skiing, the arts and music so as to shape the child in a wide range of passions.
Additionally though, he said the family hoped the tutor to enrol the child on a variety of courses 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 minds, helping their son develop into a "British gentleman" will lead to accomplishment and provide access.
"For all the pros and cons of that, because it's undoubtedly a status symbol," he comments.
Yet, in spite of all this guidance in "English culture", could the child adopt so-called cultural influence from the international family he is raised by in any case?
"Yes", answered Adam. "The parents realize this could fail, but they've just taken the view of, 'let's give it a go and we should start as soon as we can', because the expense of it is irrelevant," he explained.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
There are some in the private teaching field who share similar concerns.
Peter Cui, CEO and founder of an educational organization, who provides personal educators, commented that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or actually, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not engineered."
The expert wrote that he had moved from Asia to the Britain at the time of childhood, and had been raised experiencing and living two backgrounds. He progressed to be educated at Cambridge University.
"The concept that a single person can serve as a embodiment of UK identity, an individual who can in some way transfer the characteristics of a English gentleman onto a one-year-old child, appears idealistic and impractical," he commented.
"Based on my background, having a typically British tutor from babyhood will does not automatically produce the outcome they hope for.
"I wasn't provided with such a figure, and however I have been privileged enough to experience several of the opportunities they desire for their son."
He added: "The fact is, self-identity cannot be imposed from the outside influences; it must be embraced, and it must be internally driven."
Buying Britishness
Naturally, UK identity is something the expert believes can be instructed – and sold.
"I think the situation that the international society holds us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
