"Parents residing in the northern part of London is looking for an remarkable and experienced instructor to assist their youngest child on his early path to growing into an English gentleman."
When reading this listing, you might naturally overlook the wording "initial stages" as simple a turn of phrase.
But, it could be the most important part of this distinctive job advert, as it attempts to find a mentor for a infant.
Hundreds of submissions have already been sent in since the unnamed family published their request for the highly paid tutor, who must be "a uniquely qualified person".
In recent few weeks, the listing has attracted interest across the media, with several questioning why?
Innovative Idea
Adam Caller, head and founder of an education consultancy, which is helping the family in their hunt, said that in spite of initial scepticism, he found the concept "far sighted", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he mentioned they appreciated the unusual character of their requirement, and how early in age their son is.
But, they explained that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had held off until their older child was five, and by that point "cultural conditioning had already become established".
What exactly did the family refer to by "cultural leaning"?
It's "everything", Adam replied. "The manner you eat, the way you speak".
He said the firstborn had adopted "really subtle, unspoken signals" from the family, and had assumed their cultural norms. The family informed him they wished to avoid this pattern to recur with their new baby.
The intention: To bring in a UK tutor, who must speak with Received Pronunciation, to influence the baby from day one.
Osmotic Learning
"Much of the education at the start here is rather osmotic," said Adam.
It's through this subtle influence that the family are hoping the child will adopt the English characteristics they wish to impart.
Adam explained the tutor needed to be an individual who attended "prestigious academies – the same kinds of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The educator just has to be the right kind of person, they'll be carrying out things they may not realize they're doing, effortlessly," he said.
Cost Not Relevant
The family told him the selected educator should preferably also have understanding of or interest in riding, alpine skiing, the arts and music so as to inspire the child in a broad spectrum of hobbies.
Additionally though, he explained the family desired the tutor to enrol the child on a range of courses so the child would be "horseback riding and starting an instrument by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's view, helping their son grow into a "UK sophisticate" will bring about success and provide access.
"Taking into account the rights and wrongs of that, because it's definitely a social class indicator," he notes.
However, in spite of all this instruction in "UK identity", could the child pick up so-called cultural leaning from the international family he resides with regardless?
"Absolutely", replied he. "They understand this may not work, but they've merely embraced the attitude of, 'we should try and we'll proceed as quickly as we can', because the cost of it is irrelevant," he stated.
Overly Optimistic
Several in the education sector who express those doubts.
An education leader, head and founder of an educational organization, who supplies individual instructors, wrote that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or actually, discovering oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not manufactured."
He explained that he had emigrated from Asia to the Britain at the time of seven, and had been educated understanding and living two backgrounds. He went on to study at Cambridge University.
"The notion that a single person can serve as a living vessel of English culture, a person who can possibly transfer the qualities of a UK sophisticate onto a infant child, appears idealistic and unrealistic," he stated.
"Based on my background, employing a distinctly UK tutor from babyhood will does not automatically create the goal they hope for.
"I did not have that kind of mentor, and however I have been fortunate enough to experience several of the opportunities they hope for their son."
He added: "The fact is, cultural identity should not be imposed from the outside influences; it must be selected, and it must originate internally."
Buying Britishness
Certainly, English culture is something the expert believes can be taught – and sold.
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