"Parents residing in North London wants to find an remarkable and qualified instructor to support their youngest child on his early path to becoming an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might naturally overlook the term "initial stages" as mere a turn of phrase.
But, it may be the most important part of this unique job advert, as it aims to recruit a tutor for a infant.
Hundreds of applications have now been submitted since the anonymous family published their search for the £180k-a-year tutor, who must be "a uniquely qualified person".
During the past few weeks, the post has attracted attention in the news, with numerous asking why?
Progressive Approach
A tutoring expert, head and founder of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their hunt, said that notwithstanding first doubt, he viewed the concept "visionary", and "advanced".
When he met the family, he mentioned they appreciated the atypical character of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
However, they explained that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to get a tutor, as they had postponed until their older child was five, and by that age "cultural bias had by then become established".
What exactly does the family mean by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "comprehensive", he replied. "The way you eat, the way you speak".
He said the firstborn had adopted "very nuanced, body language" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family explained to the consultant they did not want the same situation to repeat itself with their infant.
The strategy: To hire a British tutor, who needs to speak with standard English accent, to shape the baby right from the beginning.
Osmotic Learning
"Much of the education at the start here is rather absorbed naturally," explained Adam.
It's by means of this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will adopt the English characteristics they aim to cultivate.
The consultant noted the tutor must be somebody who studied at "the right kinds of schools – comparable categories of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The instructor just has to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be performing things they aren't even aware they're doing, effortlessly," he added.
Cost Not Relevant
The family told Adam the successful candidate should ideally also have familiarity of or passion in riding, alpine skiing, creative fields and instrumental training so as to inspire the child in a diverse set of passions.
Furthermore though, he stated the family hoped the tutor to enrol the child on a selection of classes so the child would be "horseback riding and picking up an instrument by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's minds, helping their son become a "UK sophisticate" will result in accomplishment and create opportunities.
"Considering the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's undoubtedly a class statement," he notes.
Yet, in spite of all this tutelage in "Britishness", might the child absorb what is termed cultural influence from the globally influenced family he is raised by in any case?
"Yes", replied Adam. "The family know this might not succeed, but they've just taken the attitude of, 'let's give it a go and we should start as quickly as we can', because the price of it is not a concern," he explained.
Overly Optimistic
There are some in the private teaching field who share similar concerns.
Peter Cui, head and founder of a tutoring service, who also offer individual instructors, stated that "the process of embracing two identities, or indeed, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not designed."
He wrote that he had relocated from China to the United Kingdom at the age of 7 years old, and had been raised knowing and embodying dual heritages. He went on to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The concept that a single person can serve as a embodiment of English culture, someone who can in some way transfer the characteristics of a British gentleman upon a one-year-old child, seems to me naive and impractical," he wrote.
"From my perspective, having a distinctly English tutor from infancy will will not necessarily produce the outcome they hope for.
"I never had such a tutor, and yet I have been privileged enough to experience numerous of the opportunities they hope for their son."
He stated: "The truth is, self-identity should not be forced from the outside influences; it must be chosen, and it must originate internally."
Buying Britishness
Certainly, English culture is something the expert believes can be educated – and sold.
"I believe the fact that the international society views us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
