"A family located in north London is looking for an exceptional and experienced tutor to support their youngest child on his initial journey to becoming an British gentleman."
Looking at this advertisement, you might readily overlook the wording "initial stages" as simple a turn of phrase.
Yet, it may be the most significant element of this distinctive employment listing, as it seeks to find a tutor for a infant.
Hundreds of responses have now been received since the anonymous family published their call for the highly paid tutor, who must be "an exceptional individual".
During the past few weeks, the advert has received notice throughout the media, with several wondering why?
Innovative Idea
A tutoring expert, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their search, stated that in spite of first doubt, he viewed the idea "forward-looking", and "advanced".
When he met the family, he mentioned they understood the unusual character of their requirement, and how immature their son is.
Nevertheless, they clarified that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had waited until their firstborn was five, and by that point "cultural conditioning had already taken hold".
But what does the family mean by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "comprehensive", he responded. "How you eat, the way you speak".
He explained the older sibling had adopted "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family told him they wished to avoid this pattern to recur with their infant.
The strategy: To bring in a British tutor, who should speak with RP, to shape the baby from day one.
Osmotic Learning
"A lot of the education at the start here is kind of absorbed naturally," said Adam.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are expecting the child will acquire the UK customs they aim to cultivate.
He noted the tutor must be an individual who studied at "the appropriate educational institutions – similar types of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The educator simply needs to be the suitable individual, they'll be doing things they may not realize they're doing, simply by nature," he added.
Money No Object
The family told Adam the selected educator should ideally also have knowledge of or passion in riding, alpine skiing, creative fields and instrumental training so as to influence the child in a broad spectrum of interests.
Furthermore though, he explained the family desired the tutor to register the child on a variety of courses so the child would be "equestrian training and learning an tool by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's view, helping their son grow into a "British gentleman" will result in accomplishment and open doors.
"Considering the rights and wrongs of that, because it's definitely a status symbol," he notes.
However, despite all this tutelage in "English culture", would the child adopt so-called cultural influence from the globally influenced family he resides with regardless?
"Certainly", said the CEO. "They understand this could fail, but they've merely embraced the attitude of, 'we should try and we should start as soon as we can', because the expense of it is not a concern," he stated.
Impractical
There are some in the private teaching field who have these concerns.
An education leader, CEO and founder of Blue Education, who provides individual instructors, commented that "the development of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, forming one's identity, is something that must be experienced personally, not designed."
He explained that he had relocated from the Far East to the Britain at the period of 7 years old, and had been brought up understanding and practicing both cultures. He continued to be educated at the University of Cambridge.
"The concept that an individual can serve as a embodiment of UK identity, an individual who can somehow impart the attributes of a British gentleman to a 12-month-old child, strikes me as idealistic and impractical," he stated.
"In my experience, employing a typically UK tutor from early childhood will does not instantly achieve the result they desire.
"I did not have that kind of mentor, and yet I have been privileged enough to live several of the opportunities they desire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, cultural identity cannot be imposed from the outside; it must be embraced, and it must come from within."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, UK identity is something Adam hopes can be taught – and sold.
"I think the fact that the world regards us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
