"Parents based in the northern part of London is looking for an exceptional and experienced instructor to guide their most junior child on his early path to turning into an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this listing, you might easily overlook the phrase "initial stages" as just a turn of phrase.
However, it may be the most significant aspect of this unique employment listing, as it attempts to find a mentor for a one-year-old.
Many of applications have now been sent in since the unnamed family posted their call for the £180,000 per year tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
During the past few weeks, the post has attracted attention throughout the news, with many asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
A tutoring expert, chief executive of a global tutoring firm, which is helping the family in their hunt, explained that notwithstanding early skepticism, he viewed the plan "far sighted", and "innovative".
When he spoke with the family, he said they appreciated the atypical aspect of their request, and how early in age their son is.
But, they stated that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to get a tutor, as they had held off until their elder sibling was five, and by that stage "cultural conditioning had already taken hold".
But what does the family mean by "cultural bias"?
It's "everything", Adam replied. "How you eat, the manner you speak".
He said the older sibling had adopted "very nuanced, body language" from the family, and had assumed their cultural habits. The family told him they did not want the same situation to repeat itself with their new baby.
The strategy: To hire a British tutor, who should speak with standard English accent, to shape the baby from the very start.
Subtle Influence
"Much of the learning at the beginning here is somewhat acquired indirectly," said the CEO.
It's through this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will adopt the UK customs they want to cultivate.
He noted the tutor had to be somebody who studied at "the right kinds of schools – similar types of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The educator must be the right kind of person, they'll be performing things they may not realize they're doing, effortlessly," he commented.
Money No Object
The family told him the chosen tutor should ideally also have familiarity of or passion in equestrian activities, skiing, artistic pursuits and instrumental training so as to shape the child in a broad spectrum of hobbies.
More than that though, he explained the family wanted the tutor to enrol the child on a range of lessons so the child would be "horseback riding and picking up an instrument by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's minds, assisting their son become a "UK sophisticate" will result in achievement and create opportunities.
"Considering the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's definitely a status symbol," he comments.
But, notwithstanding all this instruction in "English culture", would the child adopt what is termed cultural leaning from the globally influenced family he is raised by in any case?
"Absolutely", answered Adam. "The parents realize this may not work, but they've merely embraced the view of, 'we should try and we'll proceed as quickly as we can', because the cost of it is not relevant," he stated.
Overly Optimistic
A number of in the tutoring industry who share these concerns.
Peter Cui, head and founder of an educational organization, who provides private tutors, wrote that "the journey of embracing two identities, or in fact, discovering oneself, is something that must be lived into, not designed."
He wrote that he had relocated from Asia to the UK at the period of seven, and had been educated understanding and embodying dual heritages. He continued to study at the University of Cambridge.
"The concept that an individual can serve as a embodiment of UK identity, a person who can possibly impart the qualities of a British gentleman upon a one-year-old child, appears naive and unrealistic," he stated.
"Based on my background, employing a distinctly UK tutor from infancy will does not necessarily achieve the goal they desire.
"I wasn't provided with such a figure, and nevertheless I have been fortunate enough to experience several of the opportunities they desire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, cultural identity should not be forced from the external environment; it must be embraced, and it must originate internally."
Purchasing UK Culture
Of course, English culture is something the expert hopes can be instructed – and sold.
"In my view the fact that the international society holds us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
