"Parents based in north London wants to find an remarkable and qualified tutor to guide their most junior child on his early path to becoming an British gentleman."
Upon seeing this post, you might readily overlook the wording "initial stages" as just an expression.
But, it could be the most significant aspect of this unique position posting, as it attempts to find a mentor for a one-year-old.
Many of applications have since been sent in since the anonymous family advertised their search for the £180k-a-year tutor, who must be "a uniquely qualified person".
Over the last few weeks, the advert has received interest across the media, with many asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
Adam Caller, chief executive of a global tutoring firm, which is assisting the family in their quest, explained that despite early skepticism, he found the plan "forward-looking", and "progressive".
When he met the family, he mentioned they understood the unconventional aspect of their demand, and how immature their son is.
Nevertheless, they clarified that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to get a tutor, as they had waited until their older child was five, and by that stage "cultural influence had already become established".
But what does the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "all-encompassing", he responded. "The manner you eat, the manner you speak".
He said the firstborn had adopted "very nuanced, body language" from the family, and had adopted their cultural habits. The family explained to Adam they did not want history to repeat itself with their new baby.
The strategy: To hire a English tutor, who needs to speak with RP, to shape the baby from day one.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the learning at the start here is kind of absorbed naturally," stated the expert.
It's through this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will acquire the British traits they wish to impart.
He said the tutor must be someone who studied at "the appropriate educational institutions – similar types of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The educator simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they may not realize they're doing, simply by nature," he said.
Cost Not Relevant
The family explained to Adam the selected educator should preferably also have understanding of or enthusiasm in equestrian activities, skiing, creative fields and music so as to influence the child in a broad spectrum of hobbies.
More than that though, he explained the family wanted the tutor to register the child on a range of lessons 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, assisting their son develop into a "UK sophisticate" will lead to achievement and provide access.
"For all the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's certainly a social class indicator," he comments.
Yet, despite all this guidance in "Britishness", might the child absorb alleged cultural influence from the international family he resides with anyway?
"Yes", answered Adam. "The parents know this might not succeed, but they've merely embraced the attitude of, 'why not attempt it and let's go as soon as we can', because the cost of it is not a concern," he explained.
Impractical
Several in the private teaching field who express similar reservations.
Another CEO, chief executive of Blue Education, who provides individual instructors, commented that "the journey of adopting dual cultures, or indeed, forming one's identity, is something that must be grown into, not manufactured."
He explained that he had moved from the Far East to the United Kingdom at the period of seven, and had been raised understanding and practicing both cultures. He continued to be educated at the University of Cambridge.
"The concept that an individual can serve as a representation of Britishness, an individual who can in some way impart the qualities of a British gentleman upon a infant child, appears idealistic and impractical," he wrote.
"In my experience, engaging a distinctly British tutor from babyhood will not automatically achieve the result they hope for.
"I wasn't provided with such a tutor, and however I have been lucky enough to experience several of the experiences they hope for their son."
He stated: "The fact is, personal identity can not be imposed from the external environment; it must be chosen, and it must come from within."
Acquiring Englishness
Naturally, English culture is something Adam believes can be instructed – and marketed.
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