"A family based in north London wants to find an exceptional and experienced tutor to support their most junior child on his early path to turning into an English gentleman."
When reading this post, you might naturally skip the term "initial stages" as simple a turn of phrase.
But, it might be the crucial aspect of this unique position posting, as it seeks to hire a teacher for a infant.
Many of responses have since been received since the anonymous family published their call for the £180,000 per year tutor, who needs to be "someone very special".
During the past few weeks, the listing has attracted notice in the news, with numerous wondering why?
Innovative Idea
A tutoring expert, chief executive of an education consultancy, which is helping the family in their quest, said that despite first doubt, he considered the plan "far sighted", and "progressive".
When he spoke with the family, he noted they appreciated the unusual aspect of their demand, and how immature their son is.
Nevertheless, they clarified that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had waited until their older child was five, and by that point "cultural influence had already taken hold".
But what did the family refer to by "cultural leaning"?
It's "comprehensive", he replied. "The way you eat, how you speak".
He said the elder child had adopted "extremely delicate, unspoken signals" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family explained to him they hoped to prevent the same situation to repeat itself with their new baby.
The plan: To hire a British tutor, who needs to speak with RP, to shape the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the development at the start here is somewhat osmotic," said the CEO.
It's by means of this subtle influence that the family are expecting the child will acquire the English characteristics they want to cultivate.
The consultant explained the tutor must be someone who went to "prestigious academies – the same kinds of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The instructor simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be carrying out things they aren't even aware they're doing, simply by nature," he said.
Money No Object
The family explained to him the selected educator should ideally also have understanding of or passion in horse riding, alpine skiing, artistic pursuits and musical activities so as to influence the child in a broad spectrum of passions.
Furthermore though, he said the family wanted the tutor to enrol the child on a range of lessons so the child would be "pony-riding and learning an instrument by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's view, guiding their son grow into a "English gentleman" will lead to achievement and open doors.
"Considering the rights and wrongs of that, because it's definitely a social class indicator," he notes.
However, in spite of all this guidance in "English culture", could the child adopt what is termed cultural bias from the globally influenced family he resides with regardless?
"Absolutely", replied he. "The family know this may not work, but they've merely embraced the view of, 'we should try and we'll proceed as quickly as we can', because the cost of it is not relevant," he said.
Impractical
Several in the tutoring industry who have those doubts.
Another CEO, head and founder of an educational organization, who also offer personal educators, wrote that "the development of becoming bicultural, or in fact, forming one's identity, is something that must be grown into, not engineered."
The expert noted that he had relocated from the Far East to the UK at the time of 7 years old, and had been raised understanding and living dual heritages. He progressed to be educated at the University of Cambridge.
"The notion that an individual can act as a embodiment of Britishness, a person who can possibly transfer the qualities of a British gentleman to a 12-month-old child, appears naive and impractical," he stated.
"Based on my background, having a quintessentially UK tutor from infancy will will not automatically create the goal they desire.
"I never had such a tutor, and nevertheless I have been lucky enough to live many of the situations they desire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, personal identity should not be forced from the external environment; it must be selected, and it must come from within."
Buying Britishness
Of course, Britishness is something Adam thinks can be taught – and sold.
"In my view the fact that the global community holds us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
