"Parents based in the northern part of London seeks an remarkable and qualified educator to support their smallest child on his initial journey to growing into an British gentleman."
Looking at this listing, you might naturally skip the phrase "beginning" as mere figurative language.
Yet, it might be the most important part of this distinctive employment listing, as it attempts to find a teacher for a 12-month-old.
Many of responses have now been received since the anonymous family advertised their request for the highly paid tutor, who must be "an exceptional individual".
During the past few weeks, the post has received interest in the news, with numerous wondering why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, CEO and founder of an education consultancy, which is assisting the family in their hunt, said that despite first scepticism, he found the concept "forward-looking", and "innovative".
When he consulted the family, he mentioned they understood the atypical character of their requirement, and how early in age their son is.
However, they stated that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had held off until their older child was five, and by that age "cultural bias had already set in".
What exactly did the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "comprehensive", he replied. "The way you eat, the way you speak".
He explained the elder child had adopted "extremely delicate, body language" from the family, and had assumed their cultural ways. The family explained to him they did not want history to recur with their infant.
The intention: To hire a British tutor, who needs to speak with standard English accent, to guide the baby from day one.
Subtle Influence
"Much of the development at the beginning here is rather absorbed naturally," explained the expert.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will adopt the UK customs they want to cultivate.
The consultant said the tutor needed to be somebody who attended "the appropriate educational institutions – comparable categories of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The instructor just has to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, simply by nature," he said.
Cost Not Relevant
The family told him the successful candidate should ideally also have familiarity of or interest in horse riding, skiing, creative fields and music so as to shape the child in a wide range of hobbies.
Additionally though, he said the family wanted the tutor to sign up the child on a selection of lessons so the child would be "pony-riding and picking up an musical instrument by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's view, assisting their son become a "English gentleman" will lead to success and create opportunities.
"For all the pros and cons of that, because it's certainly a class statement," he notes.
However, in spite of all this tutelage in "Britishness", could the child adopt alleged cultural bias from the international family he is raised by anyway?
"Certainly", answered he. "The parents know this might not succeed, but they've just taken the view of, 'let's give it a go and let's go as soon as we can', because the cost of it is not a concern," he explained.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
Several in the education sector who express these reservations.
Another CEO, CEO and founder of an educational organization, who also offer private tutors, commented that "the journey of becoming bicultural, or indeed, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not engineered."
Peter wrote that he had moved from the Far East to the Britain at the period of 7 years old, and had been educated understanding and practicing two backgrounds. He went on to be educated at Cambridge University.
"The concept that one individual can serve as a representation of Britishness, an individual who can in some way transplant the qualities of a English gentleman to a infant child, appears idealistic and unfeasible," he wrote.
"Based on my background, having a distinctly UK tutor from babyhood will not necessarily produce the goal they hope for.
"I did not have such a tutor, and however I have been privileged enough to live several of the experiences they desire for their son."
He added: "The reality is, self-identity should not be dictated from the outside influences; it must be chosen, and it must be internally driven."
Buying Britishness
Of course, UK identity is something Adam thinks can be educated – and sold.
"I believe the reality that the world views us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
