"A family residing in North London wants to find an remarkable and experienced tutor to guide their most junior child on his early path to becoming an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this post, you might easily miss the wording "beginning" as simple a turn of phrase.
However, it might be the most important part of this unusual position posting, as it seeks to find a teacher for a infant.
Hundreds of responses have already been received since the anonymous family advertised their request for the highly paid tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
Over the last few weeks, the listing has attracted attention in the media, with several wondering why?
Innovative Idea
The CEO, chief executive of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their hunt, stated that notwithstanding first skepticism, he viewed the plan "far sighted", and "advanced".
When he spoke with the family, he mentioned they recognized the unusual aspect of their request, and how young their son is.
Nevertheless, they explained that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had postponed until their older child was five, and by that stage "cultural influence had already taken hold".
But what did the family mean by "cultural bias"?
It's "all-encompassing", the expert responded. "The manner you eat, the manner you speak".
He stated the firstborn had absorbed "extremely delicate, body language" from the family, and had assumed their cultural ways. The family told Adam they hoped to prevent history to repeat itself with their younger child.
The plan: To bring in a UK tutor, who should speak with standard English accent, to shape the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"A great deal of the learning at the outset here is somewhat acquired indirectly," stated the expert.
It's through this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will pick up the British traits they wish to impart.
Adam noted the tutor needed to be someone who went to "prestigious academies – comparable categories of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The educator just has to be the right kind of person, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, just naturally," he added.
Cost Not Relevant
The family told the expert the chosen tutor should ideally also have knowledge of or enthusiasm in horse riding, skiing, the arts and music so as to inspire the child in a diverse set of passions.
More than that though, he said the family desired the tutor to enrol the child on a variety of courses so the child would be "equestrian training and learning an musical instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's perspective, assisting their son develop into a "English gentleman" will lead to achievement and create opportunities.
"Taking into account the rights and wrongs of that, because it's certainly a social class indicator," he comments.
However, in spite of all this instruction in "UK identity", would the child absorb what is termed cultural leaning from the multicultural family he is raised by regardless?
"Certainly", said Adam. "The parents know this might not succeed, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'let's give it a go and we should start as early as we can', because the expense of it is not a concern," he said.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
A number of in the tutoring industry who have similar concerns.
An education leader, chief executive of Blue Education, who also offer personal educators, commented that "the development of adopting dual cultures, or actually, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not manufactured."
Peter wrote that he had moved from China to the United Kingdom at the age of seven, and had been brought up understanding and practicing dual heritages. He progressed to be educated at the University of Cambridge.
"The idea that an individual can function as a embodiment of English culture, a person who can possibly transplant the qualities of a British gentleman to a infant child, strikes me as optimistic and unrealistic," he stated.
"In my experience, employing a typically English tutor from early childhood will not necessarily achieve the outcome they want.
"I never had such a tutor, and however I have been privileged enough to enjoy numerous of the experiences they aspire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, personal identity cannot be forced from the outside influences; it must be selected, and it must come from within."
Purchasing UK Culture
Certainly, Britishness is something the CEO believes can be educated – and marketed.
"I think the reality that the global community views us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
