"Parents located in north London is looking for an remarkable and qualified instructor to support their most junior child on his initial journey to growing into an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might naturally skip the phrase "initial stages" as mere a turn of phrase.
Yet, it may be the most significant part of this unique employment listing, as it attempts to find a teacher for a one-year-old.
Hundreds of applications have already been submitted since the unnamed family advertised their search for the highly paid tutor, who must be "a uniquely qualified person".
In recent few weeks, the advert has attracted notice in the news, with many asking why?
Progressive Approach
Adam Caller, CEO and founder of an education consultancy, which is assisting the family in their search, explained that in spite of first skepticism, he considered the concept "far sighted", and "progressive".
When he met the family, he said they recognized the unusual 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 postponed until their firstborn was five, and by that stage "cultural conditioning had already taken hold".
But what did the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "everything", Adam replied. "How you eat, the manner you speak".
He explained the older sibling had absorbed "very nuanced, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family explained to the consultant they wished to avoid the same situation to happen again with their new baby.
The strategy: To bring in a British tutor, who should speak with standard English accent, to guide the baby from day one.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the education at the start here is kind of osmotic," said the expert.
It's via this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will adopt the British traits they wish to instil.
The consultant noted the tutor must be an individual who studied at "prestigious academies – the same kinds of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The tutor simply needs to be the suitable individual, they'll be performing things they aren't even aware they're doing, simply by nature," he said.
Money No Object
The family informed Adam the selected educator should ideally also have familiarity of or enthusiasm in horse riding, winter sports, creative fields and musical activities so as to shape the child in a wide range of interests.
Furthermore though, he said the family wanted the tutor to register the child on a variety of classes so the child would be "equestrian training and picking up an instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's perspective, helping their son become a "English gentleman" will result in achievement and open doors.
"For all the pros and cons of that, because it's certainly a social class indicator," he comments.
But, notwithstanding all this guidance in "Britishness", might the child absorb so-called cultural bias from the globally influenced family he lives with anyway?
"Yes", answered he. "The family understand this could fail, but they've simply adopted the perspective of, 'we should try and let's go as quickly as we can', because the expense of it is not relevant," he explained.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
There are some in the tutoring industry who have similar concerns.
Peter Cui, chief executive of an educational organization, who supplies private tutors, commented that "the development of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be lived into, not manufactured."
He explained that he had relocated from Asia to the UK at the time of childhood, and had been brought up knowing and embodying dual heritages. He went on to study at Cambridge University.
"The idea that a single person can function as a representation of Britishness, someone who can in some way transplant the qualities of a English gentleman to a infant child, strikes me as optimistic and unrealistic," he commented.
"From my perspective, having a distinctly English tutor from babyhood will does not necessarily achieve the outcome they desire.
"I wasn't provided with that kind of mentor, and nevertheless I have been lucky enough to live many of the experiences they aspire for their son."
He stated: "The truth is, personal identity should not be dictated from the external environment; it must be embraced, and it must originate internally."
Acquiring Englishness
Naturally, Britishness is something the expert thinks can be instructed – and sold.
"I think the fact that the world views us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
