"A household located in north London is looking for an extraordinary and qualified instructor to guide their smallest child on his early path to becoming an British gentleman."
Looking at this advertisement, you might naturally miss the wording "beginning" as mere a turn of phrase.
But, it could be the crucial element of this unusual job advert, as it attempts to find a teacher for a infant.
Hundreds of responses have since been submitted since the anonymous family published their search for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "an exceptional individual".
Over the last few weeks, the post has received interest in the press, with several wondering why?
Progressive Approach
The CEO, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is helping the family in their quest, stated that despite first doubt, he found the plan "far sighted", and "innovative".
When he consulted the family, he noted they appreciated the unconventional nature of their requirement, and how immature their son is.
However, they stated that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had postponed until their firstborn was five, and by that age "cultural bias had by then become established".
What exactly did the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "all-encompassing", he answered. "How you eat, the way you speak".
He stated the elder child had picked up "really subtle, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had adopted their cultural ways. The family explained to him they hoped to prevent the same situation to happen again with their new baby.
The plan: To bring in a English tutor, who should speak with Received Pronunciation, to influence the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the development at the start here is rather absorbed naturally," stated the expert.
It's through this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will acquire the English characteristics they want to instil.
The consultant explained the tutor had to be somebody who attended "the right kinds of schools – similar types of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The instructor just has to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they may not realize they're doing, effortlessly," he commented.
Cost Not Relevant
The family explained to the expert the chosen tutor should ideally also have understanding of or enthusiasm in riding, alpine skiing, the arts and musical activities so as to influence the child in a broad spectrum of passions.
More than that though, he stated the family hoped the tutor to register the child on a selection of lessons so the child would be "equestrian training and learning an tool by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's perspective, helping their son become a "British gentleman" will bring about success and create opportunities.
"For all the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's definitely a class statement," he comments.
However, notwithstanding all this tutelage in "English culture", could the child adopt so-called cultural leaning from the multicultural family he lives with regardless?
"Yes", replied the CEO. "The parents know this might not succeed, but they've simply adopted the perspective of, 'why not attempt it and we should start as quickly as we can', because the expense of it is not relevant," he said.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
A number of in the tutoring industry who have those reservations.
Another CEO, chief executive of an educational organization, who also offer individual instructors, wrote that "the process of embracing two identities, or actually, discovering oneself, is something that must be grown into, not manufactured."
He explained that he had moved from China to the Britain at the age of seven, and had been educated experiencing and practicing two backgrounds. He progressed to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The idea that one individual can function as a embodiment of UK identity, an individual who can in some way impart the qualities of a British gentleman to a 12-month-old child, appears naive and unrealistic," he wrote.
"Based on my background, having a quintessentially English tutor from infancy will will not instantly produce the result they desire.
"I did not have that kind of mentor, and nevertheless I have been fortunate enough to enjoy many of the situations they desire for their son."
He continued: "The truth is, cultural identity should not be dictated from the outside; it must be chosen, and it must originate internally."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, UK identity is something the expert believes can be instructed – and marketed.
"I think the reality that the world holds us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
