"A household based in North London wants to find an exceptional and skilled instructor to support their most junior child on his first steps to becoming an English gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might naturally skip the term "initial stages" as simple a turn of phrase.
But, it could be the most significant element of this distinctive employment listing, as it seeks to hire a teacher for a one-year-old.
Numerous of responses have now been sent in since the unnamed family published their search for the highly paid tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
During the past few weeks, the advert has gained attention throughout the media, with many wondering why?
Progressive Approach
Adam Caller, chief executive of an education consultancy, which is helping the family in their search, said that despite early doubt, he viewed the idea "forward-looking", and "innovative".
When he met the family, he noted they understood the atypical character of their request, and how early in age their son is.
But, they explained that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had waited until their firstborn was five, and by that point "cultural bias had already set in".
But what does the family indicate by "cultural leaning"?
It's "comprehensive", the expert responded. "The way you eat, how you speak".
He explained the firstborn had adopted "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had adopted their cultural norms. The family explained to the consultant they hoped to prevent this pattern to repeat itself with their younger child.
The intention: To hire a UK tutor, who should speak with Received Pronunciation, to influence the baby right from the beginning.
Subtle Influence
"A great deal of the learning at the start here is kind of acquired indirectly," stated the CEO.
It's by means of this osmosis that the family are expecting the child will adopt the UK customs they aim to cultivate.
Adam noted the tutor needed to be somebody who studied at "the right kinds of schools – the same kinds of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The educator must be the right kind of person, they'll be performing things they may not realize they're doing, just naturally," he said.
Expense Not a Factor
The family informed the expert the selected educator should ideally also have familiarity of or passion in equestrian activities, winter sports, the arts and musical activities so as to shape the child in a broad spectrum of interests.
More than that though, he stated the family wanted the tutor to sign up the child on a range of classes so the child would be "equestrian training and starting an musical instrument by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's view, guiding their son become a "UK sophisticate" will bring about success and open doors.
"Taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's undoubtedly a class statement," he comments.
Yet, in spite of all this tutelage in "Britishness", could the child pick up so-called cultural bias from the multicultural family he is raised by in any case?
"Certainly", answered he. "The parents understand this may not work, but they've merely embraced the attitude of, 'let's give it a go and we should start as soon as we can', because the expense of it is not a concern," he stated.
Impractical
A number of in the education sector who express those doubts.
Peter Cui, CEO and founder of an educational organization, who supplies personal educators, commented that "the process of embracing two identities, or in fact, forming one's identity, is something that must be lived into, not designed."
The expert noted that he had emigrated from the Far East to the Britain at the period of childhood, and had been raised knowing and embodying both cultures. He went on to study at Cambridge University.
"The notion that one individual can serve as a embodiment of Britishness, a person who can in some way transplant the characteristics of a English gentleman to a 12-month-old child, appears idealistic and unfeasible," he commented.
"From my perspective, having a typically UK tutor from early childhood will will not automatically achieve the outcome they want.
"I did not have such a figure, and yet I have been lucky enough to experience numerous of the situations they desire for their son."
He stated: "The truth is, cultural identity should not be forced from the outside influences; it must be chosen, and it must be internally driven."
Acquiring Englishness
Of course, UK identity is something Adam believes can be taught – and marketed.
"I believe the reality that the international society regards us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
