"A family located in North London seeks an remarkable and qualified educator to assist their most junior child on his first steps to becoming an British gentleman."
When reading this post, you might naturally miss the wording "initial stages" as mere an expression.
Yet, it could be the crucial element of this distinctive position posting, as it seeks to recruit a mentor for a 12-month-old.
Hundreds of submissions have already been submitted since the unidentified family published their search for the £180,000 per year tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
In recent few weeks, the listing has gained attention throughout the media, with numerous wondering why?
Forward-Thinking Method
A tutoring expert, chief executive of an education consultancy, which is supporting the family in their search, explained that in spite of initial scepticism, he viewed the concept "forward-looking", and "innovative".
When he consulted the family, he said they understood the unconventional character of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
But, they stated that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had waited until their elder sibling was five, and by that point "cultural conditioning had by then set in".
But what does the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "comprehensive", Adam answered. "The way you eat, the manner you speak".
He said the elder child had picked up "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had adopted their cultural ways. The family explained to the consultant they hoped to prevent the same situation to repeat itself with their new baby.
The plan: To bring in a English tutor, who needs to speak with RP, to shape the baby from day one.
Osmotic Learning
"A great deal of the development at the outset here is kind of osmotic," explained Adam.
It's via this subtle influence that the family are expecting the child will acquire the British traits they wish to impart.
The consultant noted the tutor had to be somebody who went to "prestigious academies – the same kinds of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The instructor just has to be the suitable individual, they'll be performing things they don't even know they're doing, simply by nature," he commented.
Money No Object
The family told the expert the chosen tutor should ideally also have familiarity of or interest in horse riding, alpine skiing, creative fields and instrumental training so as to inspire the child in a wide range of interests.
Furthermore though, he explained the family hoped the tutor to sign up the child on a range of classes 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, helping their son become a "UK sophisticate" will result in success and open doors.
"Considering the rights and wrongs of that, because it's undoubtedly a class statement," he notes.
Yet, despite all this guidance in "English culture", could the child adopt so-called cultural influence from the multicultural family he resides with anyway?
"Absolutely", replied the CEO. "The family realize this may not work, but they've merely embraced the view of, 'let's give it a go and let's go as early as we can', because the expense of it is not relevant," he stated.
Impractical
A number of in the tutoring industry who express those reservations.
Another CEO, head and founder of a tutoring service, who also offer personal educators, stated that "the journey of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, forming one's identity, is something that must be lived into, not manufactured."
Peter explained that he had moved from China to the Britain at the time of childhood, and had been brought up understanding and embodying both cultures. He went on to study at the University of Cambridge.
"The notion that a single person can function as a representation of Britishness, an individual who can somehow impart the characteristics of a English gentleman onto a one-year-old child, appears idealistic and unrealistic," he wrote.
"In my experience, engaging a distinctly British tutor from infancy will does not necessarily create the result they desire.
"I wasn't provided with such a figure, and however I have been fortunate enough to experience several of the opportunities they aspire for their son."
He continued: "The fact is, cultural identity cannot be imposed from the outside; it must be chosen, and it must come from within."
Acquiring Englishness
Of course, Britishness is something the CEO hopes can be educated – and sold.
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