"Parents residing in the northern part of London wants to find an remarkable and skilled instructor to support their youngest child on his early path to growing into an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this post, you might easily miss the phrase "initial stages" as just figurative language.
Yet, it could be the most important part of this unique position posting, as it aims to find a teacher for a 12-month-old.
Many of responses have since been received since the unidentified family published their call for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "an exceptional individual".
During the past few weeks, the advert has received attention across the news, with numerous questioning why?
Forward-Thinking Method
Adam Caller, CEO and founder of an education consultancy, which is helping the family in their hunt, explained that despite early scepticism, he found the plan "far sighted", and "advanced".
When he met the family, he noted they appreciated the atypical nature of their demand, and how young their son is.
But, they explained that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to get a tutor, as they had held off until their older child was five, and by that point "cultural conditioning had by then become established".
What exactly did the family mean by "cultural leaning"?
It's "all-encompassing", Adam answered. "How you eat, the way you speak".
He explained the older sibling had adopted "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had adopted their cultural habits. The family informed Adam they did not want this pattern to happen again with their younger child.
The strategy: To engage a British tutor, who needs to speak with standard English accent, to influence the baby from day one.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the education at the outset here is somewhat osmotic," said the CEO.
It's by means of this subtle influence that the family are hoping the child will pick up the UK customs they aim to cultivate.
The consultant explained the tutor must be someone who attended "the appropriate educational institutions – the same kinds of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The tutor just has to be the suitable individual, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, simply by nature," he commented.
Expense Not a Factor
The family informed the expert the chosen tutor should ideally also have understanding of or enthusiasm in horse riding, winter sports, the arts and instrumental training so as to influence the child in a diverse set of passions.
Additionally though, he said the family wanted the tutor to sign up the child on a selection of classes so the child would be "equestrian training and picking up an musical instrument by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's view, guiding their son grow into a "English gentleman" will result in accomplishment and provide access.
"Taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's definitely a status symbol," he notes.
But, notwithstanding all this tutelage in "UK identity", might the child pick up what is termed cultural leaning from the globally influenced family he is raised by anyway?
"Absolutely", said the CEO. "The family 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 expense of it is not a concern," he stated.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
There are some in the education sector who have similar reservations.
Another CEO, chief executive of Blue Education, who also offer individual instructors, stated that "the process of becoming bicultural, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not engineered."
He noted that he had relocated from China to the UK at the period of 7 years old, and had been raised experiencing and living dual heritages. He progressed to learn at the University of Cambridge.
"The concept that a single person can function as a living vessel of UK identity, someone who can possibly transfer the qualities of a British gentleman onto a one-year-old child, strikes me as optimistic and unfeasible," he commented.
"From my perspective, employing a quintessentially British tutor from babyhood will will not automatically produce the outcome they want.
"I never had that kind of mentor, and yet I have been fortunate enough to live several of the opportunities they aspire for their son."
He added: "The truth is, self-identity should not be forced from the external environment; it must be embraced, and it must originate internally."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, Britishness is something the CEO hopes can be instructed – and sold.
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