"A family based in North London wants to find an exceptional and skilled instructor to guide their smallest child on his early path to turning into an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might readily skip the phrase "initial stages" as just figurative language.
But, it might be the crucial part of this unusual job advert, as it seeks to hire a tutor for a 12-month-old.
Hundreds of responses have already been submitted since the anonymous family published their request for the highly paid tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
Over the last few weeks, the advert has gained attention in the media, with many wondering why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, chief executive of a global tutoring firm, which is supporting the family in their search, stated that notwithstanding first doubt, he found the idea "forward-looking", and "innovative".
When he spoke with the family, he noted they understood the unusual character of their requirement, and how early in age their son is.
But, they clarified that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to get a tutor, as they had waited until their firstborn was five, and by that point "cultural bias had already taken hold".
But what does the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "comprehensive", he replied. "The manner you eat, how you speak".
He stated the older sibling had absorbed "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had taken on their cultural norms. The family told him they hoped to prevent the same situation to recur with their younger child.
The intention: To bring in a British tutor, who needs to speak with Received Pronunciation, to influence the baby right from the beginning.
Osmotic Learning
"A lot of the learning at the beginning here is rather absorbed naturally," said the CEO.
It's via this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will pick up the UK customs they want to instil.
Adam noted the tutor needed to be someone who attended "the appropriate educational institutions – the same kinds of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The instructor simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, just naturally," he said.
Money No Object
The family told Adam the chosen tutor should ideally also have familiarity of or passion in riding, alpine skiing, the arts and music so as to shape the child in a diverse set of hobbies.
Furthermore though, he said the family wanted the tutor to sign up the child on a selection of classes so the child would be "pony-riding and picking up an tool by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's minds, assisting their son become a "English gentleman" will bring about accomplishment and open doors.
"Taking into account the rights and wrongs of that, because it's certainly a status symbol," he adds.
Yet, despite all this guidance in "UK identity", could the child pick up so-called cultural influence from the multicultural family he resides with regardless?
"Yes", replied the CEO. "The family realize this might not succeed, but they've merely embraced the attitude of, 'why not attempt it and we should start as early as we can', because the price of it is not relevant," he said.
Overly Optimistic
Several in the education sector who have those concerns.
Peter Cui, head and founder of an educational organization, who also offer personal educators, stated that "the development of adopting dual cultures, or indeed, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not designed."
The expert noted that he had moved from China to the United Kingdom at the period of 7 years old, and had been raised understanding and practicing both cultures. He continued to study at the University of Cambridge.
"The concept that a single person can act as a embodiment of UK identity, someone who can in some way impart the attributes of a UK sophisticate to a one-year-old child, strikes me as naive and unfeasible," he wrote.
"Based on my background, employing a quintessentially English tutor from babyhood will not automatically create the goal they want.
"I never had such a figure, and nevertheless I have been lucky enough to enjoy numerous of the experiences they aspire for their son."
He added: "The truth is, personal identity cannot be forced from the external environment; it must be embraced, and it must come from within."
Acquiring Englishness
Naturally, Britishness is something Adam believes can be instructed – and commercialized.
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