"A household based in the northern part of London wants to find an exceptional and qualified educator to guide their youngest child on his first steps to growing into an British gentleman."
Upon seeing this listing, you might naturally miss the phrase "initial stages" as just a turn of phrase.
But, it could be the crucial part of this distinctive job advert, as it aims to find a teacher for a 12-month-old.
Many of responses have already been received since the unidentified family advertised their request for the £180k-a-year tutor, who must be "someone very special".
Over the last few weeks, the post has attracted notice across the news, with numerous asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
Adam Caller, head and founder of a global tutoring firm, which is supporting the family in their quest, explained that in spite of initial doubt, he viewed the plan "visionary", and "advanced".
When he spoke with the family, he noted they understood the unusual aspect of their request, and how early in age their son is.
However, they clarified 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 age "cultural conditioning had already taken hold".
What exactly does the family indicate by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "comprehensive", Adam replied. "The manner you eat, the manner you speak".
He said the elder child had picked up "really subtle, unspoken signals" from the family, and had adopted their cultural ways. The family informed the consultant they hoped to prevent the same situation to recur with their infant.
The plan: To hire a English tutor, who needs to speak with RP, to shape the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the learning at the start here is kind of acquired indirectly," explained the CEO.
It's through this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will pick up the British traits they wish to instil.
Adam said the tutor had to be an individual who studied at "the appropriate educational institutions – the same kinds of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The instructor just has to be the suitable individual, they'll be carrying out things they may not realize they're doing, just naturally," he commented.
Expense Not a Factor
The family explained to him the chosen tutor should ideally also have knowledge of or enthusiasm in horse riding, winter sports, creative fields and music so as to influence the child in a wide range of passions.
Furthermore though, he said the family wanted the tutor to sign up the child on a selection 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, assisting their son grow into a "UK sophisticate" will result in achievement and open doors.
"Taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's definitely a status symbol," he comments.
However, in spite of all this tutelage in "UK identity", could the child absorb alleged cultural bias from the globally influenced family he resides with in any case?
"Certainly", said Adam. "They realize this might not succeed, but they've just taken the view of, 'we should try and let's go as soon as we can', because the price of it is irrelevant," he stated.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
A number of in the education sector who share those concerns.
Another CEO, chief executive of Blue Education, who provides individual instructors, wrote that "the development of becoming bicultural, or actually, discovering oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not designed."
The expert noted that he had moved from the Far East to the Britain at the time of 7 years old, and had been brought up knowing and living dual heritages. He went on to learn at Cambridge University.
"The notion that one individual can serve as a representation of Britishness, a person who can in some way transplant the characteristics of a UK sophisticate onto a infant child, seems to me idealistic and unrealistic," he stated.
"From my perspective, employing a typically UK tutor from infancy will not instantly produce the goal they hope for.
"I did not have that kind of mentor, and yet I have been privileged enough to experience many of the experiences they desire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, personal identity should not be forced from the external environment; it must be embraced, and it must be internally driven."
Acquiring Englishness
Naturally, UK identity is something the expert believes can be educated – and sold.
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