"Parents located in North London wants to find an remarkable and experienced tutor to guide their youngest child on his early path to turning into an British gentleman."
Upon seeing this advertisement, you might readily miss the wording "initial stages" as mere figurative language.
But, it might be the crucial part of this unusual job advert, as it seeks to recruit a teacher for a infant.
Hundreds of applications have already been sent in since the anonymous family published their call for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "an exceptional individual".
In recent few weeks, the listing has attracted attention across the press, with many asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is assisting the family in their quest, explained that despite first doubt, he viewed the idea "visionary", and "advanced".
When he spoke with the family, he said they recognized the atypical nature of their requirement, and how immature their son is.
But, they stated that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to get a tutor, as they had waited until their firstborn was five, and by that age "cultural bias had already set in".
What exactly does the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "comprehensive", Adam responded. "The manner you eat, the way you speak".
He explained the elder child had adopted "extremely delicate, body language" from the family, and had taken on their cultural habits. The family explained to the consultant they wished to avoid history to recur with their younger child.
The intention: To bring in a English tutor, who should speak with standard English accent, to guide the baby right from the beginning.
Osmotic Learning
"A lot of the development at the beginning here is somewhat absorbed naturally," said the CEO.
It's through this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will pick up the UK customs they wish to instil.
He said the tutor needed to be somebody who attended "prestigious academies – the same kinds of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The tutor must be the suitable individual, they'll be carrying out things they aren't even aware they're doing, just naturally," he commented.
Money No Object
The family explained to Adam the chosen tutor should ideally also have understanding of or enthusiasm in riding, skiing, artistic pursuits and musical activities so as to shape the child in a diverse set of hobbies.
Additionally though, he said the family hoped the tutor to sign up the child on a range of courses so the child would be "equestrian training and learning an instrument by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's perspective, helping their son grow into a "British gentleman" will bring about accomplishment and provide access.
"Considering the pros and cons of that, because it's definitely a social class indicator," he comments.
Yet, in spite of all this tutelage in "UK identity", could the child pick up so-called cultural influence from the globally influenced family he is raised by anyway?
"Yes", said Adam. "The parents understand this may not work, but they've simply adopted the perspective of, 'let's give it a go and we'll proceed as soon as we can', because the expense of it is not a concern," he stated.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
A number of in the tutoring industry who have similar concerns.
An education leader, head and founder of an educational organization, who also offer personal educators, commented that "the development of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, discovering oneself, is something that must be lived into, not manufactured."
The expert wrote that he had moved from China to the UK at the time of childhood, and had been brought up knowing and embodying two backgrounds. He continued to be educated at Cambridge University.
"The concept that one individual can function as a embodiment of Britishness, an individual who can somehow transplant the qualities of a English gentleman to a one-year-old child, appears idealistic and unfeasible," he commented.
"From my perspective, engaging a typically UK tutor from babyhood will does not necessarily achieve the goal they desire.
"I never had that kind of mentor, and nevertheless I have been privileged enough to enjoy several of the situations they desire for their son."
He continued: "The fact is, cultural identity cannot be imposed from the outside influences; it must be embraced, and it must come from within."
Acquiring Englishness
Of course, UK identity is something Adam believes can be instructed – and commercialized.
"I believe the fact that the international society holds us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
