"A family residing in north London seeks an remarkable and experienced instructor to guide their youngest child on his early path to growing into an British gentleman."
Looking at this advertisement, you might naturally overlook the phrase "initial stages" as mere an expression.
Yet, it could be the crucial element of this unique position posting, as it seeks to recruit a tutor for a 12-month-old.
Many of applications have now been sent in since the unnamed family published their request for the £180,000 per year tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
Over the last few weeks, the listing has received interest across the media, with many questioning why?
Progressive Approach
A tutoring expert, head and founder of an education consultancy, which is assisting the family in their hunt, said that in spite of early scepticism, he viewed the idea "forward-looking", and "progressive".
When he met the family, he noted they appreciated the unconventional character of their requirement, and how immature their son is.
Nevertheless, they explained that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to get a tutor, as they had held off until their firstborn was five, and by that point "cultural bias had by then set in".
What exactly did the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "comprehensive", Adam replied. "The manner you eat, how you speak".
He explained the older sibling had adopted "extremely delicate, unspoken signals" from the family, and had assumed their cultural ways. The family told the consultant they did not want history to happen again with their new baby.
The strategy: To hire a English tutor, who must speak with Received Pronunciation, to guide the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the development at the outset here is rather osmotic," said the expert.
It's through this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will acquire the UK customs they want to instil.
The consultant said the tutor needed to be an individual who went to "the right kinds of schools – similar types of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The educator simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be carrying out things they may not realize they're doing, simply by nature," he added.
Money No Object
The family explained to Adam the selected educator should preferably also have knowledge of or interest in horse riding, alpine skiing, creative fields and music so as to shape the child in a wide range of interests.
Additionally though, he explained the family wanted the tutor to sign up the child on a variety of lessons so the child would be "equestrian training and picking up an instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's minds, helping their son grow into a "English gentleman" will bring about achievement and create opportunities.
"For all the pros and cons of that, because it's undoubtedly a class statement," he notes.
However, notwithstanding all this guidance in "English culture", would the child adopt so-called cultural bias from the multicultural family he is raised by anyway?
"Certainly", said he. "The parents realize this could fail, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'let's give it a go and we'll proceed as quickly as we can', because the expense of it is not relevant," he explained.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
A number of in the tutoring industry who have similar reservations.
An education leader, chief executive of an educational organization, who also offer personal educators, commented that "the journey of embracing two identities, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not manufactured."
The expert noted that he had moved from Asia to the UK at the time of seven, and had been brought up experiencing and embodying two backgrounds. He progressed to be educated at Cambridge University.
"The concept that one individual can act as a embodiment of UK identity, someone who can in some way transplant the attributes of a UK sophisticate onto a one-year-old child, strikes me as optimistic and unfeasible," he commented.
"Based on my background, engaging a typically UK tutor from early childhood will not necessarily create the outcome they hope for.
"I never had such a tutor, and nevertheless I have been lucky enough to enjoy many of the experiences they desire for their son."
He stated: "The reality is, personal identity should not be dictated from the outside; it must be embraced, and it must originate internally."
Acquiring Englishness
Certainly, Britishness is something Adam believes can be taught – and marketed.
"I think the fact that the international society views us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
