"A household located in the northern part of London is looking for an remarkable and qualified tutor to support their youngest child on his initial journey to becoming an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this advertisement, you might easily skip the term "initial stages" as simple a turn of phrase.
But, it might be the crucial part of this unusual job advert, as it aims to find a tutor for a 12-month-old.
Numerous of responses have now been received since the anonymous family published their search for the £180,000 per year tutor, who must be "a uniquely qualified person".
Over the last few weeks, the advert has received interest throughout the news, with numerous questioning why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, head and founder of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their search, explained that notwithstanding first scepticism, he found the concept "forward-looking", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he mentioned they recognized the unconventional nature of their demand, and how young their son is.
But, they clarified that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had waited until their firstborn was five, and by that age "cultural conditioning had already set in".
But what did the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "all-encompassing", he answered. "The manner you eat, the way you speak".
He stated the firstborn had adopted "really subtle, unspoken signals" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family explained to the consultant they hoped to prevent this pattern to recur with their younger child.
The plan: To engage a English tutor, who should speak with RP, to guide the baby from the very start.
Osmotic Learning
"A great deal of the education at the beginning here is somewhat acquired indirectly," said Adam.
It's by means of this osmosis that the family are aiming the child will pick up the British traits they wish to impart.
Adam noted the tutor had to be an individual who went to "the appropriate educational institutions – similar types of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The educator must be the suitable individual, they'll be doing things they aren't even aware they're doing, just naturally," he said.
Expense Not a Factor
The family told him the successful candidate should ideally also have understanding of or enthusiasm in horse riding, alpine skiing, artistic pursuits and music so as to shape the child in a wide range of hobbies.
More than that though, he stated the family desired the tutor to sign up the child on a range of courses so the child would be "horseback riding and picking up an instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's perspective, assisting their son grow into a "UK sophisticate" will result in accomplishment and create opportunities.
"Taking into account the pros and cons of that, because it's definitely a class statement," he adds.
Yet, notwithstanding all this tutelage in "UK identity", would the child adopt what is termed cultural leaning from the multicultural family he is raised by anyway?
"Absolutely", said he. "They realize this may not work, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'we should try and we should start as early as we can', because the price of it is not relevant," he said.
Overly Optimistic
Several in the education sector who have similar concerns.
Peter Cui, head and founder of Blue Education, who supplies private tutors, stated that "the journey of embracing two identities, or actually, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not engineered."
The expert noted that he had emigrated from Asia to the UK at the period of seven, and had been raised knowing and practicing dual heritages. He progressed to study at Cambridge University.
"The concept that one individual can act as a embodiment of Britishness, an individual who can in some way impart the attributes of a UK sophisticate upon a 12-month-old child, appears idealistic and unrealistic," he stated.
"From my perspective, employing a quintessentially English tutor from babyhood will will not automatically create the outcome they want.
"I wasn't provided with such a figure, and yet I have been fortunate enough to experience numerous of the situations they hope for their son."
He stated: "The fact is, personal identity cannot be forced from the external environment; it must be embraced, and it must originate internally."
Acquiring Englishness
Certainly, UK identity is something the CEO hopes can be instructed – and sold.
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