"A family residing in the northern part of London seeks an extraordinary and skilled tutor to support their youngest child on his early path to growing into an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this post, you might easily overlook the term "initial stages" as simple an expression.
But, it may be the most significant element of this distinctive job advert, as it attempts to recruit a tutor for a one-year-old.
Numerous of applications have now been sent in since the anonymous family advertised their request for the £180,000 per year tutor, who has to be "someone very special".
Over the last few weeks, the post has received interest across the news, with several questioning why?
Progressive Approach
A tutoring expert, CEO and founder of an education consultancy, which is helping the family in their hunt, stated that in spite of initial skepticism, he found the concept "far sighted", and "innovative".
When he met the family, he mentioned they recognized the atypical nature of their request, and how immature their son is.
However, they stated that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to get a tutor, as they had postponed until their older child was five, and by that stage "cultural conditioning had already taken hold".
But what does the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "everything", Adam answered. "The way you eat, the manner you speak".
He explained the older sibling had adopted "very nuanced, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had adopted their cultural norms. The family informed Adam they hoped to prevent history to repeat itself with their new baby.
The strategy: To hire a British tutor, who must speak with Received Pronunciation, to guide the baby from day one.
Subtle Influence
"A lot of the education at the start here is somewhat osmotic," said Adam.
It's by means of this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will adopt the English characteristics they wish to instil.
Adam said the tutor needed to be an individual who studied at "the right kinds of schools – the same kinds of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The instructor just has to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be performing things they aren't even aware they're doing, just naturally," he added.
Cost Not Relevant
The family explained to Adam the chosen tutor should preferably also have knowledge of or interest in equestrian activities, winter sports, artistic pursuits and instrumental training so as to inspire the child in a diverse set of hobbies.
Furthermore though, he explained the family desired the tutor to sign up the child on a variety of lessons so the child would be "horseback riding and picking up an instrument by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's minds, helping their son grow into a "UK sophisticate" will result in success and create opportunities.
"Taking into account the rights and wrongs of that, because it's undoubtedly a class statement," he adds.
But, despite all this guidance in "Britishness", might the child pick up what is termed cultural leaning from the international family he resides with regardless?
"Certainly", said Adam. "The parents understand this might not succeed, but they've just taken the attitude of, 'why not attempt it and we'll proceed as soon as we can', because the price of it is not a concern," he said.
Impractical
A number of in the private teaching field who express these reservations.
Peter Cui, head and founder of a tutoring service, who supplies individual instructors, commented that "the journey of adopting dual cultures, or actually, forming one's identity, is something that must be grown into, not designed."
Peter explained that he had emigrated from China to the Britain at the period of seven, and had been raised knowing and living two backgrounds. He continued to learn at the University of Cambridge.
"The idea that an individual can serve as a representation of UK identity, a person who can in some way impart the attributes of a UK sophisticate upon a infant child, appears optimistic and unfeasible," he commented.
"Based on my background, employing a distinctly British tutor from babyhood will does not necessarily create the goal they desire.
"I did not have that kind of mentor, and yet I have been privileged enough to live many of the opportunities they hope for their son."
He continued: "The truth is, personal identity cannot be forced from the outside; it must be chosen, and it must originate internally."
Acquiring Englishness
Naturally, English culture is something the expert thinks can be taught – and marketed.
"In my view the situation that the global community views us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
