"A family based in North London wants to find an remarkable and qualified tutor to assist their youngest child on his initial journey to growing into an British gentleman."
When reading this post, you might naturally miss the phrase "beginning" as mere an expression.
But, it might be the most important part of this distinctive job advert, as it attempts to find a teacher for a 12-month-old.
Many of submissions have already been submitted since the unidentified family advertised their request for the £180k-a-year tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
Over the last few weeks, the listing has received interest throughout the press, with many asking why?
Progressive Approach
The CEO, head and founder of a global tutoring firm, which is supporting the family in their search, said that notwithstanding initial skepticism, he considered the concept "forward-looking", and "advanced".
When he spoke with the family, he noted they appreciated the unconventional character of their demand, and how immature their son is.
Nevertheless, they clarified that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had held off until their older child was five, and by that stage "cultural bias had already taken hold".
What exactly did the family indicate by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "comprehensive", Adam responded. "The manner you eat, how you speak".
He explained the older sibling had absorbed "really subtle, unspoken signals" from the family, and had taken on their cultural habits. The family told him they hoped to prevent the same situation to repeat itself with their new baby.
The intention: To engage a UK tutor, who needs to speak with RP, to influence the baby from the very start.
Subtle Influence
"Much of the education at the outset here is somewhat acquired indirectly," stated the expert.
It's via this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will pick up the English characteristics they wish to cultivate.
The consultant said the tutor needed to be an individual who went to "the appropriate educational institutions – the same kinds of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The tutor simply needs to be the right kind of person, they'll be doing things they aren't even aware they're doing, just naturally," he said.
Cost Not Relevant
The family told Adam the selected educator should ideally also have knowledge of or enthusiasm in equestrian activities, winter sports, artistic pursuits and music so as to influence the child in a wide range of passions.
Furthermore though, he explained the family hoped the tutor to register the child on a range of classes so the child would be "pony-riding and learning an instrument by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's view, assisting their son develop into a "UK sophisticate" will result in accomplishment and provide access.
"Taking into account the rights and wrongs of that, because it's definitely a status symbol," he adds.
But, despite all this guidance in "Britishness", might the child absorb alleged cultural leaning from the multicultural family he lives with in any case?
"Absolutely", said he. "They realize this may not work, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'why not attempt it and we'll proceed as quickly as we can', because the expense of it is not a concern," he said.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
There are some in the education sector who have similar doubts.
Another CEO, head and founder of an educational organization, who supplies private tutors, commented that "the journey of adopting dual cultures, or actually, forming one's identity, is something that must be lived into, not engineered."
Peter noted that he had moved from China to the Britain at the period of 7 years old, and had been brought up experiencing and practicing both cultures. He continued to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The idea that one individual can serve as a living vessel of UK identity, an individual who can in some way transplant the characteristics of a English gentleman onto a infant child, strikes me as optimistic and impractical," he commented.
"From my perspective, having a distinctly English tutor from early childhood will not automatically produce the outcome they hope for.
"I wasn't provided with such a tutor, and nevertheless I have been fortunate enough to live several of the experiences they hope for their son."
He continued: "The truth is, cultural identity cannot be forced from the outside influences; it must be embraced, and it must originate internally."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, UK identity is something the expert believes can be educated – and commercialized.
"I think the fact that the global community views us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
