"Parents residing in north London wants to find an exceptional and skilled instructor to guide their most junior child on his first steps to growing into an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this listing, you might easily miss the phrase "initial stages" as simple a turn of phrase.
But, it might be the crucial aspect of this unique job advert, as it attempts to find a teacher for a one-year-old.
Numerous of submissions have now been sent in since the unnamed family posted their request for the £180,000 per year tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
Over the last few weeks, the listing has received attention in the news, with many questioning why?
Forward-Thinking Method
Adam Caller, chief executive of Tutors International, which is assisting the family in their hunt, said that in spite of initial scepticism, he found the plan "visionary", and "advanced".
When he spoke with the family, he noted they understood the unusual aspect of their request, and how immature their son is.
But, they stated 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 age "cultural influence had already become established".
What exactly did the family mean by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "all-encompassing", the expert responded. "The way you eat, how you speak".
He explained the firstborn had picked up "very nuanced, unspoken signals" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family told the consultant they wished to avoid the same situation to happen again with their younger child.
The plan: To bring in a English tutor, who must speak with RP, to influence the baby from day one.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the learning at the outset here is rather absorbed naturally," stated the CEO.
It's through this subtle influence that the family are expecting the child will adopt the English characteristics they wish to impart.
He said the tutor must be somebody who went to "prestigious academies – the same kinds of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The educator simply needs to be the suitable individual, they'll be doing things they aren't even aware they're doing, just naturally," he commented.
Money No Object
The family told him the successful candidate should ideally also have familiarity of or passion in equestrian activities, alpine skiing, artistic pursuits and instrumental training so as to inspire the child in a broad spectrum of passions.
More than that though, he said the family wanted the tutor to sign up the child on a range of classes so the child would be "pony-riding and starting an instrument by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's minds, guiding their son become a "British gentleman" will bring about accomplishment and create opportunities.
"Taking into account the pros and cons of that, because it's definitely a class statement," he comments.
However, despite all this instruction in "Britishness", could the child adopt so-called cultural leaning from the multicultural family he is raised by in any case?
"Absolutely", replied the CEO. "The parents know this could fail, but they've just taken the view of, 'why not attempt it and we'll proceed as soon as we can', because the price of it is irrelevant," he explained.
Impractical
Several in the private teaching field who express those doubts.
An education leader, head and founder of a tutoring service, who provides individual instructors, wrote that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or actually, forming one's identity, is something that must be grown into, not designed."
The expert noted that he had moved from the Far East to the Britain at the time of childhood, and had been raised experiencing and living both cultures. He continued to be educated at a prestigious UK institution.
"The idea that one individual can act as a representation of UK identity, a person who can in some way impart the qualities of a English gentleman onto a 12-month-old child, strikes me as idealistic and unfeasible," he commented.
"In my experience, employing a typically British tutor from early childhood will not necessarily create the result they desire.
"I wasn't provided with such a tutor, and nevertheless I have been fortunate enough to enjoy many of the situations they aspire for their son."
He added: "The fact is, personal identity should not be dictated from the external environment; it must be chosen, and it must come from within."
Buying Britishness
Naturally, Britishness is something Adam hopes can be instructed – and sold.
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