"A family based in north London wants to find an extraordinary and skilled instructor to support their most junior child on his initial journey to turning into an British gentleman."
Upon seeing this post, you might readily miss the term "initial stages" as mere an expression.
However, it may be the crucial element of this unique job advert, as it attempts to recruit a tutor for a infant.
Numerous of applications have now been sent in since the unidentified family advertised their search for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "someone very special".
In recent few weeks, the post has received attention in the media, with several asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
A tutoring expert, chief executive of an education consultancy, which is supporting the family in their hunt, stated that notwithstanding initial skepticism, he considered the concept "far sighted", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he mentioned they understood the unconventional aspect of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
However, they stated that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had waited until their firstborn was five, and by that age "cultural influence had by then become established".
What exactly did the family mean by "cultural leaning"?
It's "all-encompassing", the expert replied. "The way you eat, the way you speak".
He stated the older sibling had picked up "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had taken on their cultural habits. The family told the consultant they did not want the same situation to recur with their younger child.
The intention: To hire a English tutor, who must speak with Received Pronunciation, to guide the baby from the very start.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the development at the outset here is somewhat absorbed naturally," explained the expert.
It's through this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will adopt the English characteristics they wish to cultivate.
The consultant noted the tutor needed to be an individual 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 right kind of person, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, effortlessly," he added.
Money No Object
The family told the expert the selected educator should ideally also have knowledge of or interest in riding, winter sports, the arts and instrumental training so as to inspire the child in a wide range of interests.
More than that though, he stated the family wanted the tutor to enrol the child on a range of courses so the child would be "pony-riding and learning an tool by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's view, guiding their son become a "English gentleman" will bring about success and provide access.
"Taking into account the pros and cons of that, because it's definitely a social class indicator," he comments.
However, despite all this guidance in "Britishness", could the child absorb alleged cultural bias from the globally influenced family he resides with regardless?
"Yes", replied Adam. "The parents understand this might not succeed, but they've just taken the attitude of, 'let's give it a go and let's go as early as we can', because the expense of it is not a concern," he explained.
Impractical
There are some in the tutoring industry who express those concerns.
An education leader, chief executive of Blue Education, who also offer individual instructors, stated that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not engineered."
He noted that he had emigrated from Asia to the UK at the time of seven, and had been brought up knowing and practicing dual heritages. He went on to be educated at the University of Cambridge.
"The notion that one individual can function as a representation of UK identity, someone who can in some way transplant the characteristics of a British gentleman upon a 12-month-old child, strikes me as idealistic and impractical," he commented.
"Based on my background, engaging a quintessentially English tutor from early childhood will does not necessarily achieve the goal they want.
"I did not have that kind of mentor, and yet I have been lucky enough to experience several of the opportunities they aspire for their son."
He stated: "The reality is, personal identity can not be imposed from the outside influences; it must be chosen, and it must be internally driven."
Purchasing UK Culture
Certainly, English culture is something the CEO hopes can be educated – and sold.
"I think the reality that the international society views us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
