"A family based in the northern part of London is looking for an extraordinary and experienced tutor to assist their most junior child on his first steps to turning into an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this post, you might readily miss the wording "initial stages" as simple figurative language.
Yet, it could be the most important element of this unusual job advert, as it attempts to find a tutor for a 12-month-old.
Many of responses have since been sent in since the anonymous family advertised their search for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "an exceptional individual".
In recent few weeks, the listing has attracted attention in the media, with many asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their search, said that notwithstanding initial scepticism, he viewed the concept "far sighted", and "progressive".
When he consulted the family, he mentioned they recognized the unconventional nature of their requirement, and how early in age their son is.
However, they stated that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had held off until their elder sibling was five, and by that age "cultural conditioning had by then become established".
But what did the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "all-encompassing", he answered. "The manner you eat, the manner you speak".
He said the elder child had adopted "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had assumed their cultural ways. The family told Adam they did not want the same situation to happen again with their new baby.
The plan: To hire a UK tutor, who needs to speak with standard English accent, to shape the baby from the very start.
Osmotic Learning
"A great deal of the learning at the outset here is rather absorbed naturally," stated the CEO.
It's by means of this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will pick up the British traits they wish to instil.
He noted the tutor must be somebody who went to "the right kinds of schools – similar types of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The instructor must be the right kind of person, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, effortlessly," he said.
Cost Not Relevant
The family told the expert the successful candidate should preferably also have familiarity of or passion in equestrian activities, skiing, the arts and music so as to shape the child in a diverse set of passions.
Additionally though, he stated the family wanted the tutor to enrol the child on a range of classes so the child would be "equestrian training and starting an tool by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's minds, helping their son grow into a "English gentleman" will bring about success and open doors.
"Taking into account the pros and cons of that, because it's undoubtedly a class statement," he notes.
Yet, in spite of all this tutelage in "UK identity", could the child adopt so-called cultural leaning from the multicultural family he lives with in any case?
"Yes", replied Adam. "They realize this could fail, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'let's give it a go and let's go as quickly as we can', because the expense of it is not a concern," he explained.
Impractical
There are some in the tutoring industry who express similar concerns.
Another CEO, chief executive of an educational organization, who provides individual instructors, stated that "the development of adopting dual cultures, or indeed, discovering oneself, is something that must be grown into, not engineered."
Peter explained that he had moved from the Far East to the Britain at the time of 7 years old, and had been raised experiencing and living dual heritages. He went on to be educated at the University of Cambridge.
"The notion that one individual can serve as a embodiment of UK identity, a person who can somehow transplant the attributes of a British gentleman to a one-year-old child, strikes me as idealistic and unrealistic," he wrote.
"From my perspective, employing a distinctly British tutor from babyhood will will not instantly create the result they hope for.
"I never had such a tutor, and however I have been fortunate enough to enjoy numerous of the experiences they aspire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, self-identity can not be forced from the outside; it must be chosen, and it must be internally driven."
Buying Britishness
Naturally, English culture is something the CEO believes can be educated – and sold.
"I believe the fact that the global community regards us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
