"A family based in north London wants to find an remarkable and experienced educator to support their most junior child on his early path to turning into an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might easily skip the term "beginning" as just a turn of phrase.
However, it may be the crucial part of this unique employment listing, as it aims to recruit a tutor for a 12-month-old.
Hundreds of responses have already been submitted since the unidentified family advertised their request for the highly paid tutor, who has to be "an exceptional individual".
Over the last few weeks, the advert has gained notice throughout the press, with numerous questioning why?
Progressive Approach
The CEO, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their hunt, stated that in spite of early skepticism, he found the concept "visionary", and "innovative".
When he spoke with the family, he mentioned they recognized the unusual aspect of their demand, and how young their son is.
However, they stated that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had waited until their older child was five, and by that stage "cultural influence had by then become established".
What precisely does the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "all-encompassing", Adam answered. "The way you eat, the manner you speak".
He stated the older sibling had picked up "really subtle, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family informed the consultant they hoped to prevent the same situation to recur with their new baby.
The strategy: To bring in a UK tutor, who must speak with RP, to shape the baby from day one.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the education at the beginning here is kind of acquired indirectly," said the expert.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are expecting the child will adopt the English characteristics they want to impart.
Adam 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 educator must be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they aren't even aware they're doing, just naturally," he said.
Money No Object
The family informed him the successful candidate should preferably also have knowledge of or enthusiasm in equestrian activities, 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 hoped the tutor to enrol the child on a range of classes so the child would be "pony-riding and picking up an musical instrument by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's view, guiding their son become a "UK sophisticate" will lead to success and create opportunities.
"Considering the pros and cons of that, because it's definitely a status symbol," he comments.
But, in spite of all this tutelage in "UK identity", could the child adopt alleged cultural influence from the globally influenced family he is raised by regardless?
"Absolutely", answered the CEO. "The family realize this may not work, but they've merely embraced the attitude of, 'why not attempt it and we'll proceed as quickly as we can', because the cost of it is not relevant," he said.
Impractical
A number of in the education sector who express these concerns.
Another CEO, CEO and founder of Blue Education, who supplies personal educators, wrote that "the development of becoming bicultural, or actually, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not engineered."
The expert wrote that he had relocated from the Far East to the United Kingdom at the period of childhood, and had been brought up understanding and embodying dual heritages. He progressed to study at Cambridge University.
"The concept that an individual can function as a representation of UK identity, someone who can possibly transfer the attributes of a UK sophisticate onto a one-year-old child, strikes me as optimistic and impractical," he commented.
"From my perspective, employing a typically English tutor from babyhood will will not necessarily achieve the outcome they desire.
"I wasn't provided with such a tutor, and however I have been lucky enough to enjoy several of the situations they desire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, cultural identity can not be imposed from the outside; it must be chosen, and it must originate internally."
Purchasing UK Culture
Certainly, English culture is something the expert hopes can be taught – and sold.
"I think the situation that the global community regards us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
