"A family based in North London seeks an extraordinary and qualified educator to support their most junior child on his first steps to becoming an English gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might readily overlook the term "first-steps" as just a turn of phrase.
But, it may be the crucial part of this unique job advert, as it seeks to hire a teacher for a infant.
Hundreds of responses have now been sent in since the anonymous family posted their call for the £180k-a-year tutor, who has to be "an exceptional individual".
During the past few weeks, the advert has received interest throughout the media, with several questioning why?
Innovative Idea
A tutoring expert, head and founder of an education consultancy, which is supporting the family in their search, stated that notwithstanding early skepticism, he viewed the concept "visionary", and "innovative".
When he spoke with the family, he noted they understood the atypical character of their request, and how immature their son is.
But, they clarified that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had waited until their older child was five, and by that stage "cultural influence had already set in".
What exactly does the family refer to by "cultural leaning"?
It's "all-encompassing", the expert replied. "The manner you eat, how you speak".
He explained the firstborn had picked up "really subtle, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had taken on their cultural habits. The family told him they hoped to prevent history to recur with their younger child.
The plan: To hire a UK tutor, who needs to speak with RP, to influence the baby right from the beginning.
Subtle Influence
"A lot of the development at the start here is kind of acquired indirectly," said the expert.
It's via this subtle influence that the family are hoping the child will acquire the English characteristics they wish to instil.
He said the tutor must be someone who attended "prestigious academies – similar types of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The instructor simply needs to be the suitable individual, they'll be performing things they aren't even aware they're doing, just naturally," he commented.
Cost Not Relevant
The family told Adam the selected educator should ideally also have understanding of or passion in equestrian activities, skiing, the arts and musical activities so as to influence the child in a wide range of hobbies.
More than that though, he said the family hoped the tutor to register the child on a variety of lessons so the child would be "equestrian training and learning an instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's minds, assisting their son become a "UK sophisticate" will result in achievement and provide access.
"Taking into account the pros and cons of that, because it's definitely a social class indicator," he adds.
But, despite all this tutelage in "UK identity", would the child adopt what is termed cultural leaning from the international family he lives with regardless?
"Yes", replied the CEO. "The family understand this could fail, but they've simply adopted the attitude of, 'why not attempt it and we'll proceed as soon as we can', because the cost of it is not a concern," he explained.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
A number of in the education sector who share those reservations.
Another CEO, chief executive of an educational organization, who also offer individual instructors, commented that "the development of adopting dual cultures, or actually, forming one's identity, is something that must be grown into, not designed."
Peter wrote that he had moved from Asia to the Britain at the time of seven, and had been raised understanding and living dual heritages. He continued to be educated at a prestigious UK institution.
"The idea that an individual can function as a living vessel of Britishness, someone who can possibly transfer the characteristics of a UK sophisticate to a one-year-old child, seems to me naive and unfeasible," he stated.
"Based on my background, having a distinctly British tutor from early childhood will not automatically produce the outcome they desire.
"I never had such a figure, and yet I have been lucky enough to experience numerous of the opportunities they desire for their son."
He added: "The truth is, self-identity cannot be forced from the external environment; it must be chosen, and it must come from within."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, Britishness is something the CEO thinks can be educated – and sold.
"I think the reality that the world views us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
