"A household located in the northern part of London is looking for an exceptional and skilled instructor to assist their most junior child on his early path to growing into an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this post, you might readily overlook the phrase "first-steps" as just figurative language.
Yet, it might be the most significant element of this unique position posting, as it attempts to hire a teacher for a 12-month-old.
Hundreds of applications have since been sent in since the anonymous family published their call for the £180k-a-year tutor, who must be "an exceptional individual".
In recent few weeks, the listing has gained interest in the news, with numerous wondering why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, CEO and founder of an education consultancy, which is supporting the family in their hunt, explained that despite early scepticism, he considered the plan "visionary", and "innovative".
When he met the family, he noted they appreciated the unusual nature of their requirement, and how immature their son is.
Nevertheless, they explained that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had held off until their older child was five, and by that age "cultural conditioning had already taken hold".
But what did the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "comprehensive", Adam answered. "The manner you eat, the way you speak".
He explained the elder child had absorbed "extremely delicate, body language" from the family, and had assumed their cultural ways. The family explained to the consultant they did not want this pattern to recur with their younger child.
The plan: To hire a British tutor, who should speak with RP, to influence the baby from the very start.
Subtle Influence
"A great deal of the development at the beginning here is kind of acquired indirectly," said Adam.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are expecting the child will acquire the UK customs they wish to cultivate.
The consultant explained the tutor needed to be someone who attended "prestigious academies – comparable categories of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The tutor must be the appropriate candidate, they'll be performing things they aren't even aware they're doing, just naturally," he added.
Money No Object
The family told Adam the selected educator should preferably also have knowledge of or interest in equestrian activities, skiing, the arts and musical activities so as to shape the child in a broad spectrum of hobbies.
More than that though, he stated the family desired the tutor to enrol the child on a selection of classes so the child would be "pony-riding and starting an tool by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's perspective, helping their son grow into a "British gentleman" will lead to accomplishment and open doors.
"For all the pros and cons of that, because it's certainly a status symbol," he comments.
But, in spite of all this guidance in "Britishness", might the child pick up what is termed cultural influence from the multicultural family he resides with regardless?
"Absolutely", said he. "The family understand this might not succeed, but they've just taken the attitude of, 'we should try and we should start as early as we can', because the price of it is irrelevant," he explained.
Overly Optimistic
A number of in the private teaching field who share similar concerns.
Another CEO, CEO and founder of an educational organization, who provides individual instructors, stated that "the journey of embracing two identities, or actually, forming one's identity, is something that must be experienced personally, not engineered."
Peter noted that he had emigrated from China to the United Kingdom at the period of childhood, and had been educated understanding and embodying two backgrounds. He went on to study at Cambridge University.
"The notion that an individual can act as a representation of Britishness, a person who can somehow impart the attributes of a English gentleman to a 12-month-old child, seems to me optimistic and unrealistic," he wrote.
"In my experience, having a typically British tutor from babyhood will does not necessarily create the goal they hope for.
"I wasn't provided with such a tutor, and however I have been privileged enough to enjoy several of the experiences they desire for their son."
He added: "The fact is, cultural identity should not be imposed from the outside; it must be chosen, and it must originate internally."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, Britishness is something the expert believes can be instructed – and commercialized.
"I think the fact that the international society holds us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
