"A family residing in the northern part of London seeks an exceptional and qualified educator to guide their most junior child on his first steps to becoming an British gentleman."
When reading this post, you might naturally miss the term "initial stages" as simple an expression.
Yet, it could be the most important part of this unusual job advert, as it attempts to hire a teacher for a 12-month-old.
Many of responses have since been sent in since the unidentified family advertised their call for the £180,000 per year tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
In recent few weeks, the post has received notice across the media, with many asking why?
Progressive Approach
A tutoring expert, head and founder of a global tutoring firm, which is helping the family in their search, explained that in spite of initial doubt, he viewed the idea "forward-looking", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he said they understood the atypical nature of their requirement, and how early in age their son is.
Nevertheless, they stated that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had waited until their firstborn was five, and by that point "cultural bias had already taken hold".
What exactly does the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "everything", he responded. "The way you eat, the way you speak".
He said the firstborn had picked up "very nuanced, unspoken signals" from the family, and had adopted their cultural habits. The family told Adam they wished to avoid this pattern to repeat itself with their younger child.
The strategy: To bring in a UK tutor, who needs to speak with standard English accent, to influence the baby from day one.
Osmotic Learning
"A great deal of the learning at the outset here is kind of osmotic," said Adam.
It's through this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will pick up the UK customs they wish to impart.
He explained the tutor needed to be someone who went to "the right kinds of schools – comparable categories of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The educator must be the suitable individual, they'll be carrying out things they may not realize they're doing, effortlessly," he added.
Cost Not Relevant
The family informed the expert the selected educator should ideally also have knowledge of or passion in equestrian activities, winter sports, artistic pursuits and instrumental training so as to influence the child in a diverse set of interests.
Additionally though, he stated the family wanted the tutor to enrol the child on a selection of courses so the child would be "equestrian training and picking up an tool by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's perspective, assisting their son develop into a "English gentleman" will bring about success and create opportunities.
"Taking into account the pros and cons of that, because it's undoubtedly a status symbol," he adds.
Yet, notwithstanding all this guidance in "English culture", might the child absorb what is termed cultural influence from the globally influenced family he resides with regardless?
"Certainly", replied the CEO. "The parents understand this might not succeed, but they've simply adopted the perspective of, 'why not attempt it and we'll proceed as early as we can', because the price of it is not a concern," he explained.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
There are some in the tutoring industry who share those reservations.
An education leader, CEO and founder of an educational organization, who also offer private tutors, commented that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, discovering oneself, is something that must be grown into, not engineered."
Peter noted that he had moved from Asia to the UK at the period of childhood, and had been educated experiencing and embodying two backgrounds. He progressed to be educated at Cambridge University.
"The notion that a single person can act as a representation of UK identity, a person who can in some way transfer the qualities of a English gentleman to a infant child, appears idealistic and unrealistic," he commented.
"From my perspective, having a typically British tutor from babyhood will not necessarily create the outcome they desire.
"I wasn't provided with that kind of mentor, and yet I have been fortunate enough to experience many of the opportunities they aspire for their son."
He continued: "The fact is, cultural identity cannot be imposed from the external environment; it must be selected, and it must be internally driven."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, Britishness is something the CEO thinks can be taught – and marketed.
"I believe the fact that the international society holds us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
