"A family residing in North London is looking for an exceptional and skilled tutor to guide their most junior child on his first steps to growing into an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this post, you might readily miss the term "first-steps" as just figurative language.
But, it may be the most significant element of this unique position posting, as it aims to find a teacher for a one-year-old.
Hundreds of applications have already been received since the unidentified family advertised their search for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "a uniquely qualified person".
During the past few weeks, the listing has attracted notice across the news, with many asking why?
Innovative Idea
The CEO, CEO and founder of an education consultancy, which is supporting the family in their hunt, explained that notwithstanding early doubt, he considered the idea "visionary", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he said they understood the unusual character of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
Nevertheless, they clarified that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to get a tutor, as they had held off until their elder sibling was five, and by that point "cultural influence had already taken hold".
But what did the family mean by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "everything", Adam replied. "The manner you eat, how you speak".
He explained the firstborn had adopted "very nuanced, body language" from the family, and had adopted their cultural ways. The family told the consultant they hoped to prevent the same situation to repeat itself with their infant.
The intention: To engage a UK tutor, who needs to speak with Received Pronunciation, to influence the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the education at the outset here is kind of acquired indirectly," stated Adam.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are expecting the child will acquire the British traits they want to instil.
The consultant said the tutor needed to be an individual who studied at "prestigious academies – similar types of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The educator must be the right kind of person, they'll be doing things they aren't even aware they're doing, simply by nature," he commented.
Cost Not Relevant
The family explained to him the successful candidate should preferably also have understanding of or enthusiasm in horse riding, winter sports, artistic pursuits and music so as to shape the child in a broad spectrum of hobbies.
Furthermore though, he explained the family wanted the tutor to register the child on a range of courses so the child would be "equestrian training and picking up an musical instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's view, helping their son develop into a "British gentleman" will lead to accomplishment and open doors.
"Taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's certainly a status symbol," he adds.
But, in spite of all this instruction in "UK identity", would the child pick up alleged cultural influence from the globally influenced family he resides with anyway?
"Absolutely", replied he. "The parents understand this could fail, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'let's give it a go and let's go as early as we can', because the cost of it is irrelevant," he explained.
Overly Optimistic
Several in the education sector who express those doubts.
Another CEO, chief executive of an educational organization, who provides private tutors, stated that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or actually, becoming oneself, is something that must be lived into, not manufactured."
Peter noted that he had emigrated from Asia to the United Kingdom at the age of seven, and had been raised knowing and practicing dual heritages. He continued to study at the University of Cambridge.
"The idea that one individual can serve as a living vessel of UK identity, an individual who can possibly transfer the qualities of a British gentleman upon a infant child, strikes me as idealistic and unrealistic," he stated.
"In my experience, employing a quintessentially British tutor from babyhood will not instantly achieve the outcome they desire.
"I did not have such a tutor, and yet I have been privileged enough to enjoy numerous of the situations they hope for their son."
He stated: "The fact is, cultural identity should not be dictated from the external environment; it must be selected, and it must originate internally."
Acquiring Englishness
Certainly, English culture is something Adam thinks can be taught – and sold.
"I think the situation that the global community regards us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
