"A household based in the northern part of London is looking for an remarkable and experienced educator to assist their smallest child on his early path to turning into an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might readily skip the wording "initial stages" as mere figurative language.
But, it might be the most important part of this distinctive position posting, as it seeks to find a mentor for a infant.
Many of submissions have since been submitted since the anonymous family posted their search for the £180,000 per year tutor, who has to be "a uniquely qualified person".
Over the last few weeks, the advert has gained notice across the press, with several asking why?
Innovative Idea
Adam Caller, CEO and founder of a global tutoring firm, which is helping the family in their hunt, said that despite first doubt, he viewed the idea "forward-looking", and "innovative".
When he consulted the family, he mentioned they understood the unusual nature of their requirement, and how early in age their son is.
However, they stated that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to get a tutor, as they had waited until their older child was five, and by that age "cultural bias had already taken hold".
But what does the family refer to by "cultural leaning"?
It's "all-encompassing", the expert answered. "The way you eat, the manner you speak".
He said the elder child had absorbed "very nuanced, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had taken on their cultural norms. The family told the consultant they did not want history to happen again with their infant.
The plan: To engage a UK tutor, who should speak with standard English accent, to guide the baby right from the beginning.
Subtle Influence
"A great deal of the education at the beginning here is somewhat acquired indirectly," explained the expert.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will pick up the British traits they want to instil.
He said the tutor must be somebody who went to "the right kinds of schools – comparable categories of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The tutor simply needs to be the suitable individual, they'll be carrying out things they may not realize they're doing, simply by nature," he added.
Expense Not a Factor
The family told the expert the selected educator should preferably also have understanding of or interest in horse riding, skiing, artistic pursuits and instrumental training so as to inspire the child in a wide range of passions.
Furthermore though, he explained the family hoped the tutor to register the child on a variety of lessons so the child would be "pony-riding and picking up an instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's view, helping their son develop into a "English gentleman" will bring about accomplishment and open doors.
"Taking into account the pros and cons of that, because it's certainly a status symbol," he adds.
However, notwithstanding all this instruction in "UK identity", could the child adopt so-called cultural influence from the international family he is raised by in any case?
"Absolutely", answered he. "They know this may not work, but they've simply adopted the attitude of, 'let's give it a go and we should start as quickly as we can', because the expense of it is not relevant," he said.
Overly Optimistic
There are some in the tutoring industry who have similar doubts.
Another CEO, CEO and founder of an educational organization, who also offer personal educators, commented that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or indeed, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not engineered."
Peter explained that he had relocated from the Far East to the United Kingdom at the time of seven, and had been educated understanding and embodying dual heritages. He went on to be educated at Cambridge University.
"The notion that a single person can function as a living vessel of Britishness, an individual who can possibly transfer the attributes of a UK sophisticate upon a 12-month-old child, strikes me as naive and unfeasible," he wrote.
"In my experience, engaging a quintessentially English tutor from babyhood will will not instantly create the result they hope for.
"I wasn't provided with such a figure, and however 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 dictated from the outside; it must be embraced, and it must be internally driven."
Acquiring Englishness
Certainly, English culture is something the expert believes can be educated – and commercialized.
"I believe the fact that the international society holds us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
