"Parents based in north London is looking for an remarkable and qualified tutor to support their most junior child on his initial journey to becoming an British gentleman."
When reading this listing, you might easily overlook the phrase "first-steps" as just a turn of phrase.
However, it may be the crucial aspect of this unusual employment listing, as it seeks to recruit a teacher for a one-year-old.
Hundreds of submissions have already been received since the unidentified family posted their call for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "a uniquely qualified person".
During the past few weeks, the post has attracted attention across the media, with numerous asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
A tutoring expert, chief executive of a global tutoring firm, which is supporting the family in their search, explained that notwithstanding initial skepticism, he viewed the idea "far sighted", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he mentioned they understood the unusual aspect of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
Nevertheless, they explained that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to get a tutor, as they had waited until their elder sibling was five, and by that stage "cultural influence had by then set in".
But what did the family indicate by "cultural leaning"?
It's "all-encompassing", the expert answered. "How you eat, the manner you speak".
He said the older sibling had absorbed "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family informed him they hoped to prevent the same situation to recur with their new baby.
The intention: To bring in a UK tutor, who needs to speak with RP, to influence the baby right from the beginning.
Osmotic Learning
"A lot of the learning at the start here is somewhat absorbed naturally," explained Adam.
It's by means of this subtle influence that the family are hoping the child will adopt the British traits they wish to instil.
Adam explained the tutor had to be someone who went to "the right kinds of schools – similar types of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The educator just has to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be carrying out things they may not realize they're doing, simply by nature," he added.
Cost Not Relevant
The family informed the expert the successful candidate should preferably also have familiarity of or enthusiasm in equestrian activities, skiing, artistic pursuits and musical activities so as to inspire the child in a broad spectrum of interests.
Additionally though, he explained the family wanted the tutor to sign up the child on a variety of courses so the child would be "equestrian training and learning an instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's perspective, guiding their son grow into a "English gentleman" will lead to accomplishment and provide access.
"Taking into account the pros and cons of that, because it's certainly a status symbol," he adds.
However, despite all this tutelage in "UK identity", would the child pick up alleged cultural leaning from the international family he lives with regardless?
"Certainly", said he. "The parents realize this may not work, but they've simply adopted the view of, 'why not attempt it and let's go as soon as we can', because the expense of it is not a concern," he explained.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
A number of in the private teaching field who have those concerns.
Another CEO, head and founder of a tutoring service, who also offer individual instructors, commented that "the development of embracing two identities, or indeed, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not designed."
He wrote that he had moved from China to the United Kingdom at the period of seven, and had been brought up experiencing and living dual heritages. He went on to study at the University of Cambridge.
"The concept that one individual can act as a representation of Britishness, someone who can somehow impart the characteristics of a English gentleman to a one-year-old child, appears naive and impractical," he commented.
"Based on my background, employing a quintessentially UK tutor from babyhood will will not necessarily produce the outcome they desire.
"I never had that kind of mentor, and nevertheless I have been lucky enough to enjoy numerous of the situations they aspire for their son."
He added: "The reality is, personal identity cannot be forced from the outside; it must be chosen, and it must be internally driven."
Buying Britishness
Certainly, Britishness is something the CEO thinks can be educated – and sold.
"I believe the situation that the global community regards us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
