"Parents based in north London wants to find an extraordinary and experienced tutor to guide their most junior child on his early path to becoming an English gentleman."
Looking at this listing, you might naturally miss the phrase "initial stages" as just a turn of phrase.
But, it might be the most important aspect of this unique position posting, as it attempts to hire a tutor for a infant.
Numerous of submissions have already been received since the unidentified family advertised their request for the highly paid tutor, who must be "an exceptional individual".
During the past few weeks, the advert has gained notice in the press, with numerous wondering why?
Forward-Thinking Method
A tutoring expert, chief executive of a global tutoring firm, which is supporting the family in their search, explained that despite first doubt, he considered the idea "far sighted", and "progressive".
When he consulted the family, he mentioned they recognized the unusual aspect of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
However, they clarified that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had waited until their older child was five, and by that stage "cultural conditioning had already taken hold".
What exactly did the family mean by "cultural leaning"?
It's "all-encompassing", he answered. "The manner you eat, the manner you speak".
He said the elder child had absorbed "very nuanced, unspoken signals" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family informed Adam they wished to avoid the same situation to repeat itself with their younger child.
The plan: To engage a UK tutor, who must speak with RP, to influence the baby from the very start.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the development at the outset here is kind of acquired indirectly," stated the expert.
It's by means of this natural absorption that the family are expecting the child will adopt the UK customs they wish to instil.
He said the tutor must be someone who studied at "prestigious academies – comparable categories of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The instructor simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they may not realize they're doing, just naturally," he commented.
Cost Not Relevant
The family explained to him the chosen tutor should ideally also have understanding of or enthusiasm in riding, winter sports, the arts and musical activities so as to shape the child in a diverse set of hobbies.
Additionally though, he stated the family hoped the tutor to register the child on a range of lessons so the child would be "horseback riding and learning an instrument by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's minds, helping their son develop into a "UK sophisticate" will result in achievement and open doors.
"Considering the pros and cons of that, because it's undoubtedly a social class indicator," he comments.
However, notwithstanding all this tutelage in "English culture", might the child adopt what is termed cultural influence from the globally influenced family he lives with anyway?
"Absolutely", answered he. "The parents realize this may not work, but they've merely embraced the attitude of, 'let's give it a go and let's go as soon as we can', because the cost of it is not relevant," he said.
Impractical
Several in the tutoring industry who have similar concerns.
Another CEO, CEO and founder of a tutoring service, who also offer individual instructors, wrote that "the development of becoming bicultural, or indeed, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not engineered."
The expert noted that he had relocated from the Far East to the United Kingdom at the period of seven, and had been educated knowing and living dual heritages. He progressed to learn at Cambridge University.
"The concept that one individual can act as a representation of UK identity, someone who can in some way transfer the attributes of a British gentleman to a infant child, appears naive and unfeasible," he stated.
"Based on my background, employing a quintessentially English tutor from infancy will will not necessarily achieve the outcome they hope for.
"I never had such a figure, and however I have been privileged enough to live many of the experiences they aspire for their son."
He stated: "The reality is, personal identity should not be imposed from the outside influences; it must be chosen, and it must be internally driven."
Acquiring Englishness
Certainly, Britishness is something the expert thinks can be taught – and sold.
"I believe the fact that the global community views us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
