"A household residing in North London is looking for an exceptional and skilled tutor to assist their most junior child on his first steps to turning into an British gentleman."
Upon seeing this advertisement, you might easily miss the phrase "initial stages" as simple an expression.
But, it may be the most important part of this distinctive job advert, as it aims to hire a tutor for a one-year-old.
Hundreds of responses have since been submitted since the anonymous family posted their request for the highly paid tutor, who must be "a uniquely qualified person".
In recent few weeks, the listing has gained interest across the news, with several questioning why?
Forward-Thinking Method
A tutoring expert, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is helping the family in their search, explained that in spite of first skepticism, he viewed the concept "far sighted", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he noted they appreciated the unusual character of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
However, they stated that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had held off until their firstborn was five, and by that age "cultural influence had already set in".
What exactly does the family mean by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "everything", he answered. "The way you eat, the manner you speak".
He stated the firstborn had picked up "really subtle, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had adopted their cultural ways. The family told him they did not want this pattern to recur with their new baby.
The plan: To hire a British tutor, who needs to speak with Received Pronunciation, to influence the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the development at the beginning here is rather absorbed naturally," explained the expert.
It's via this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will acquire the UK customs they aim to impart.
He explained the tutor had to be an individual who attended "prestigious academies – 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, simply by nature," he said.
Money No Object
The family explained to him the successful candidate should ideally also have knowledge of or interest in horse riding, alpine skiing, the arts and music so as to shape the child in a broad spectrum of passions.
Additionally though, he explained the family desired the tutor to register the child on a range of classes so the child would be "pony-riding and picking up an instrument by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's view, guiding their son grow into a "English gentleman" will result in achievement and open doors.
"For all the pros and cons of that, because it's definitely a social class indicator," he adds.
However, notwithstanding all this guidance in "UK identity", could the child absorb so-called cultural bias from the globally influenced family he lives with anyway?
"Absolutely", said Adam. "They know this might not succeed, but they've simply adopted the view of, 'we should try and we should start as soon as we can', because the cost of it is not a concern," he said.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
Several in the private teaching field who express these reservations.
Peter Cui, head and founder of an educational organization, who also offer private tutors, wrote that "the development of embracing two identities, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not designed."
The expert explained that he had moved from the Far East to the UK at the period of seven, and had been brought up experiencing and practicing dual heritages. He continued to learn at the University of Cambridge.
"The concept that a single person can function as a representation of UK identity, someone who can somehow transfer the qualities of a UK sophisticate upon a 12-month-old child, strikes me as idealistic and unfeasible," he wrote.
"In my experience, having a distinctly English tutor from babyhood will not necessarily produce the goal they hope for.
"I wasn't provided with that kind of mentor, and nevertheless I have been fortunate enough to live numerous of the situations they hope for their son."
He continued: "The truth is, personal identity can not be imposed from the external environment; it must be chosen, and it must originate internally."
Purchasing UK Culture
Of course, UK identity is something the expert believes can be educated – and sold.
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