"A family located in north London wants to find an exceptional and skilled instructor to assist their most junior child on his early path to becoming an English gentleman."
When reading this listing, you might naturally skip the term "initial stages" as just an expression.
Yet, it might be the most important aspect of this unusual employment listing, as it aims to recruit a mentor for a infant.
Numerous of applications have already been sent in since the unnamed family published their request for the highly paid tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
In recent few weeks, the post has received attention across the news, with many wondering why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, chief executive of a global tutoring firm, which is helping the family in their search, said that despite first doubt, he viewed the concept "visionary", and "progressive".
When he spoke with the family, he mentioned they appreciated the unusual aspect of their requirement, and how immature their son is.
Nevertheless, they stated that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had postponed until their older child was five, and by that age "cultural bias had already become established".
But what did the family mean by "cultural bias"?
It's "all-encompassing", he answered. "The way you eat, the manner you speak".
He explained the elder child had picked up "really subtle, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had assumed their cultural norms. The family told him they wished to avoid history to repeat itself with their new baby.
The intention: To engage a British tutor, who must speak with Received Pronunciation, to shape the baby right from the beginning.
Subtle Influence
"Much of the education at the beginning here is somewhat absorbed naturally," stated Adam.
It's through this subtle influence that the family are hoping the child will acquire the British traits they want to instil.
He explained the tutor must be an individual who studied at "the appropriate educational institutions – the same kinds of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The instructor must be the right kind of person, they'll be carrying out things they may not realize they're doing, just naturally," he added.
Money No Object
The family explained to the expert the successful candidate should ideally also have knowledge of or interest in equestrian activities, alpine skiing, creative fields and instrumental training so as to influence the child in a wide range of passions.
Additionally though, he explained the family hoped the tutor to enrol the child on a range of courses so the child would be "equestrian training and picking up an instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's minds, helping their son develop into a "British gentleman" will result in success and create opportunities.
"For all the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's certainly a class statement," he comments.
However, notwithstanding all this instruction in "Britishness", could the child pick up so-called cultural bias from the international family he lives with regardless?
"Certainly", replied he. "The parents understand this may not work, but they've simply adopted the view of, 'we should try and we'll proceed as quickly as we can', because the price of it is irrelevant," he said.
Impractical
Several in the education sector who have similar concerns.
Another CEO, chief executive of an educational organization, who provides private tutors, stated that "the journey of embracing two identities, or indeed, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not manufactured."
Peter wrote that he had relocated from Asia to the United Kingdom at the period of seven, and had been educated knowing and practicing both cultures. He progressed to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The idea that one individual can act as a embodiment of UK identity, someone who can possibly transfer the qualities of a English gentleman onto a 12-month-old child, strikes me as idealistic and unrealistic," he commented.
"Based on my background, having a distinctly UK tutor from early childhood will will not automatically create the outcome they desire.
"I never had that kind of mentor, and yet I have been fortunate enough to experience several of the opportunities they desire for their son."
He stated: "The reality is, cultural identity can not be forced from the outside influences; it must be embraced, and it must originate internally."
Buying Britishness
Naturally, UK identity is something the CEO hopes can be instructed – and commercialized.
"In my view the situation that the global community holds us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
