"Parents based in the northern part of London wants to find an exceptional and qualified instructor to assist their most junior child on his initial journey to growing into an English gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might naturally miss the term "first-steps" as simple a turn of phrase.
Yet, it could be the most significant aspect of this unusual position posting, as it attempts to find a mentor for a one-year-old.
Numerous of responses have already been sent in since the unidentified family advertised their search for the £180,000 per year tutor, who must be "a uniquely qualified person".
In recent few weeks, the listing has gained interest across the media, with many questioning why?
Forward-Thinking Method
A tutoring expert, head and founder of Tutors International, which is assisting the family in their search, said that despite first skepticism, he viewed the idea "far sighted", and "innovative".
When he spoke with the family, he mentioned they recognized the unusual nature of their request, and how immature their son is.
However, they explained that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to get a tutor, as they had waited until their elder sibling was five, and by that age "cultural influence had already set in".
What exactly does the family mean by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "everything", the expert answered. "How you eat, how you speak".
He said the firstborn had picked up "extremely delicate, body language" from the family, and had assumed their cultural habits. The family told him they hoped to prevent this pattern to happen again with their infant.
The intention: To engage a UK tutor, who must speak with RP, to influence the baby from day one.
Subtle Influence
"A great deal of the development at the start here is rather osmotic," stated Adam.
It's through this subtle influence that the family are hoping the child will pick up the UK customs they aim to instil.
The consultant noted the tutor had to be someone who studied at "prestigious academies – similar types of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The tutor simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be carrying out things they aren't even aware they're doing, simply by nature," he said.
Money No Object
The family informed Adam the selected educator should ideally also have knowledge of or enthusiasm in riding, skiing, the arts and instrumental training so as to influence the child in a diverse set of interests.
More than that though, he said the family desired the tutor to enrol the child on a range of courses so the child would be "equestrian training and starting an musical instrument by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's minds, guiding their son develop into a "British gentleman" will result in accomplishment and provide access.
"Taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's undoubtedly a social class indicator," he comments.
Yet, notwithstanding all this instruction in "Britishness", could the child absorb what is termed cultural bias from the globally influenced family he resides with in any case?
"Certainly", answered the CEO. "The family understand this might not succeed, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'why not attempt it and let's go as early as we can', because the cost of it is not relevant," he stated.
Overly Optimistic
A number of in the education sector who share similar doubts.
Peter Cui, CEO and founder of a tutoring service, who provides private tutors, wrote that "the journey of adopting dual cultures, or actually, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not designed."
The expert wrote that he had relocated from the Far East to the Britain at the time of 7 years old, and had been educated understanding and practicing two backgrounds. He continued to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The concept that one individual can function as a representation of English culture, an individual who can possibly impart the characteristics of a English gentleman upon a one-year-old child, strikes me as naive and unrealistic," he commented.
"Based on my background, engaging a quintessentially UK tutor from babyhood will will not necessarily produce the result they desire.
"I wasn't provided with such a figure, and yet I have been privileged enough to experience many of the opportunities they aspire for their son."
He continued: "The truth is, personal identity can not be dictated from the outside; it must be selected, and it must originate internally."
Buying Britishness
Of course, English culture is something the expert thinks can be educated – and sold.
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