"A family residing in North London seeks an extraordinary and skilled instructor to support their most junior child on his first steps to turning into an British gentleman."
Looking at this listing, you might easily overlook the term "beginning" as just an expression.
However, it could be the most important part of this unique employment listing, as it aims to recruit a tutor for a one-year-old.
Hundreds of applications have already been submitted since the unidentified family published their request for the £180,000 per year tutor, who must be "an exceptional individual".
Over the last few weeks, the listing has attracted attention in the news, with many asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, chief executive of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their search, explained that in spite of initial scepticism, he considered the concept "forward-looking", and "progressive".
When he spoke with the family, he said they recognized the unconventional aspect of their requirement, and how immature their son is.
However, they stated that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had waited until their older child was five, and by that point "cultural conditioning had already set in".
What exactly does the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "comprehensive", the expert replied. "How you eat, the way you speak".
He stated the older sibling had absorbed "really subtle, unspoken signals" from the family, and had adopted their cultural norms. The family explained to him they wished to avoid history to happen again with their new baby.
The plan: To engage a British tutor, who needs to speak with Received Pronunciation, to influence the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"A great deal of the education at the beginning here is somewhat absorbed naturally," stated Adam.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are hoping the child will acquire the English characteristics they want to impart.
He explained the tutor must be an individual who attended "the appropriate educational institutions – similar types of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The tutor simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be carrying out things they don't even know they're doing, just naturally," he added.
Cost Not Relevant
The family told the expert the successful candidate should ideally also have understanding of or interest in equestrian activities, alpine skiing, the arts and music so as to inspire the child in a wide range of interests.
Additionally though, he explained the family desired the tutor to register the child on a range of courses so the child would be "horseback riding and learning an musical instrument by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's perspective, guiding their son grow into a "British gentleman" will result in success and create opportunities.
"Considering the pros and cons of that, because it's undoubtedly a class statement," he comments.
Yet, in spite of all this tutelage in "UK identity", would the child adopt what is termed cultural bias from the globally influenced family he lives with regardless?
"Yes", replied Adam. "They understand this might not succeed, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'we should try and we should start as quickly as we can', because the price of it is irrelevant," he explained.
Overly Optimistic
A number of in the education sector who share similar concerns.
An education leader, chief executive of an educational organization, who supplies individual instructors, commented that "the development of becoming bicultural, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be lived into, not designed."
The expert noted that he had relocated from the Far East to the Britain at the age of 7 years old, and had been educated understanding and practicing two backgrounds. He continued to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The idea that an individual can serve as a living vessel of English culture, someone who can possibly impart the characteristics of a British gentleman upon a infant child, appears naive and unrealistic," he stated.
"From my perspective, having a distinctly English tutor from infancy will not necessarily create the goal they hope for.
"I never had such a tutor, and nevertheless I have been privileged enough to experience numerous of the experiences they hope for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, cultural identity cannot be dictated from the external environment; it must be chosen, and it must be internally driven."
Buying Britishness
Of course, English culture is something the CEO believes can be taught – and sold.
"I think the reality that the world regards us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
