"A household located in North London seeks an remarkable and experienced tutor to guide their most junior child on his initial journey to growing into an English gentleman."
Looking at this advertisement, you might readily overlook the phrase "initial stages" as mere a turn of phrase.
But, it could be the crucial part of this unusual job advert, as it aims to recruit a mentor for a 12-month-old.
Many of submissions have already been sent in since the unnamed family posted their call for the £180k-a-year tutor, who needs to be "a uniquely qualified person".
In recent few weeks, the post has gained attention across the media, with several wondering why?
Innovative Idea
Adam Caller, chief executive of an education consultancy, which is supporting the family in their quest, explained that despite first doubt, he viewed the concept "visionary", and "progressive".
When he consulted the family, he noted they recognized the atypical character of their request, and how early in age their son is.
But, they stated that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had waited until their elder sibling was five, and by that age "cultural bias had already taken hold".
But what does the family mean by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "comprehensive", the expert replied. "The manner you eat, the way you speak".
He stated the older sibling had picked up "extremely delicate, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family told him they did not want the same situation to recur with their new baby.
The intention: To bring in a UK tutor, who must speak with RP, to influence the baby from day one.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the education at the beginning here is kind of osmotic," explained the expert.
It's by means of this subtle influence that the family are expecting the child will adopt the UK customs they want to impart.
The consultant noted the tutor must be an individual who studied at "the appropriate educational institutions – comparable categories of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The educator must be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they may not realize they're doing, simply by nature," he commented.
Expense Not a Factor
The family informed Adam the selected educator should ideally also have knowledge of or enthusiasm in equestrian activities, skiing, artistic pursuits and musical activities so as to shape the child in a wide range of hobbies.
More than that though, he stated the family desired the tutor to sign up the child on a range of classes so the child would be "pony-riding and starting an instrument by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's view, helping their son develop into a "British gentleman" will result in accomplishment and create opportunities.
"Considering the rights and wrongs of that, because it's definitely a class statement," he notes.
Yet, despite all this guidance in "UK identity", could the child absorb so-called cultural leaning from the international family he is raised by regardless?
"Certainly", answered Adam. "They understand this could fail, but they've merely embraced the attitude of, 'let's give it a go and we'll proceed as soon as we can', because the price of it is not relevant," he said.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
Several in the private teaching field who express these doubts.
Another CEO, chief executive of an educational organization, who supplies personal educators, stated that "the journey of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not designed."
Peter noted that he had relocated from the Far East to the Britain at the time of childhood, and had been educated experiencing and practicing two backgrounds. He progressed to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The notion that a single person can act as a representation of English culture, someone who can possibly transplant the qualities of a English gentleman upon a infant child, seems to me idealistic and impractical," he stated.
"From my perspective, employing a typically English tutor from infancy will not automatically produce the outcome they desire.
"I wasn't provided with such a figure, and yet I have been lucky enough to experience several of the situations they aspire for their son."
He stated: "The reality is, personal identity can not be forced from the outside; it must be chosen, and it must be internally driven."
Buying Britishness
Certainly, Britishness is something Adam hopes can be taught – and marketed.
"In my view the reality that the global community views us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
