"A household residing in the northern part of London seeks an exceptional and qualified educator to guide their youngest child on his first steps to turning into an British gentleman."
When reading this post, you might easily miss the term "initial stages" as simple figurative language.
Yet, it might be the most significant element of this unusual position posting, as it attempts to hire a mentor for a 12-month-old.
Many of submissions have already been received since the anonymous family published their search for the £180,000 per year tutor, who has to be "a uniquely qualified person".
In recent few weeks, the listing has attracted attention in the media, with several questioning why?
Progressive Approach
Adam Caller, chief executive of an education consultancy, which is helping the family in their search, stated that in spite of first scepticism, he found the concept "far sighted", and "progressive".
When he spoke with the family, he mentioned they appreciated the atypical character of their demand, and how immature their son is.
But, they stated that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to get a tutor, as they had postponed until their elder sibling was five, and by that age "cultural bias had already set in".
But what did the family refer to by "cultural leaning"?
It's "everything", the expert responded. "The manner you eat, the way you speak".
He said the elder child had picked up "extremely delicate, body language" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family told him they did not want this pattern to repeat itself with their new baby.
The strategy: To bring in a UK tutor, who should speak with RP, to influence the baby from the very start.
Natural Absorption
"A great deal of the development at the outset here is kind of acquired indirectly," explained the CEO.
It's via this osmosis that the family are expecting the child will adopt the British traits they aim to impart.
He said the tutor must be somebody who attended "the appropriate educational institutions – similar types of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The tutor just has to be the suitable individual, they'll be performing things they aren't even aware they're doing, simply by nature," he added.
Expense Not a Factor
The family explained to him the chosen tutor should preferably also have understanding of or interest in horse riding, alpine skiing, the arts and instrumental training so as to influence the child in a broad spectrum of hobbies.
Additionally though, he stated the family wanted the tutor to register the child on a range of lessons so the child would be "horseback riding and learning an instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's minds, guiding their son develop into a "British gentleman" will lead to success and provide access.
"For all the pros and cons of that, because it's undoubtedly a social class indicator," he notes.
However, despite all this guidance in "Britishness", might the child absorb alleged cultural influence from the globally influenced family he lives with anyway?
"Yes", said Adam. "The parents understand this might not succeed, but they've merely embraced the view of, 'let's give it a go and let's go as soon as we can', because the price of it is not relevant," he explained.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
There are some in the education sector who express similar concerns.
Another CEO, CEO and founder of a tutoring service, who also offer private tutors, commented that "the development of becoming bicultural, or indeed, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not designed."
The expert wrote that he had emigrated from the Far East to the UK at the age of 7 years old, and had been brought up knowing and embodying dual heritages. He progressed to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The concept that an individual can act as a representation of English culture, a person who can possibly impart the attributes of a British gentleman to a infant child, appears idealistic and unfeasible," he stated.
"From my perspective, having a typically UK tutor from babyhood will does not instantly create the outcome they want.
"I never had such a tutor, and nevertheless I have been privileged enough to enjoy several of the opportunities they desire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, self-identity cannot be dictated from the outside; it must be embraced, and it must come from within."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, Britishness is something the expert believes can be taught – and marketed.
"I believe the reality that the global community views us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
