"Parents residing in North London wants to find an remarkable and experienced tutor to support their smallest child on his initial journey to growing into an British gentleman."
Upon seeing this advertisement, you might naturally skip the term "initial stages" as just figurative language.
But, it could be the most important aspect of this distinctive employment listing, as it attempts to find a teacher for a one-year-old.
Many of applications have now been submitted since the unnamed family posted their search for the £180k-a-year tutor, who has to be "someone very special".
During the past few weeks, the advert has attracted notice across the press, with many asking why?
Progressive Approach
Adam Caller, head and founder of an education consultancy, which is supporting the family in their quest, explained that in spite of initial skepticism, he found the concept "visionary", and "innovative".
When he met the family, he said they recognized the unconventional character of their requirement, and how immature their son is.
Nevertheless, they clarified that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had held off until their firstborn was five, and by that age "cultural conditioning had by then taken hold".
But what did the family indicate by "cultural bias"?
It's "everything", he answered. "The manner you eat, the manner you speak".
He stated the firstborn had adopted "extremely delicate, body language" from the family, and had adopted their cultural norms. The family explained to the consultant they did not want this pattern to recur with their younger child.
The plan: To bring in a British tutor, who must speak with Received Pronunciation, to influence the baby from day one.
Osmotic Learning
"A great deal of the development at the start here is kind of osmotic," stated Adam.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are expecting the child will adopt the British traits they want to instil.
Adam noted the tutor had to be an individual who went to "the appropriate educational institutions – similar types of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The tutor simply needs to be the right kind of person, they'll be doing things they aren't even aware they're doing, just naturally," he said.
Money No Object
The family explained to the expert the selected educator should ideally also have understanding of or interest in riding, alpine skiing, artistic pursuits and musical activities so as to inspire the child in a diverse set of hobbies.
More than that though, he explained the family hoped the tutor to sign up the child on a range of lessons so the child would be "pony-riding and starting 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 success and open doors.
"Considering the rights and wrongs of that, because it's certainly a class statement," he adds.
Yet, in spite of all this tutelage in "English culture", would the child pick up so-called cultural influence from the multicultural family he is raised by regardless?
"Absolutely", answered Adam. "The family realize this may not work, but they've simply adopted the attitude of, 'why not attempt it and let's go as early as we can', because the expense of it is not a concern," he stated.
Overly Optimistic
Several in the private teaching field who express these reservations.
Another CEO, chief executive of a tutoring service, who also offer personal educators, commented that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not designed."
The expert wrote that he had emigrated from the Far East to the Britain at the time of seven, and had been brought up understanding and embodying dual heritages. He continued to be educated at the University of Cambridge.
"The concept that a single person can function as a representation of Britishness, someone who can in some way transplant the qualities of a UK sophisticate upon a 12-month-old child, seems to me naive and impractical," he commented.
"Based on my background, having a typically British tutor from early childhood will does not instantly create the outcome they hope for.
"I did not have such a figure, and however I have been fortunate enough to experience several of the opportunities they hope for their son."
He continued: "The truth is, cultural identity can not be forced from the outside influences; it must be embraced, and it must originate internally."
Acquiring Englishness
Of course, UK identity is something Adam believes can be educated – and sold.
"In my view the fact that the global community holds us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
