"Parents residing in North London wants to find an remarkable and skilled tutor to guide their youngest child on his first steps to growing into an English gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might easily skip the term "initial stages" as mere an expression.
Yet, it might be the most significant element of this distinctive job advert, as it aims to recruit a mentor for a 12-month-old.
Many of responses have now been sent in since the anonymous family published their request for the highly paid tutor, who needs to be "someone very special".
During the past few weeks, the advert has gained attention across the news, with several asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is assisting the family in their search, stated that in spite of first skepticism, he viewed the concept "forward-looking", and "innovative".
When he met the family, he noted they understood the unconventional nature of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
Nevertheless, they stated that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had held off until their elder sibling was five, and by that stage "cultural bias had by then become established".
But what does the family mean by "cultural leaning"?
It's "comprehensive", Adam replied. "The manner you eat, the way you speak".
He explained the firstborn had adopted "extremely delicate, unspoken signals" from the family, and had assumed their cultural norms. The family told Adam they wished to avoid history to happen again with their younger child.
The plan: To hire a UK tutor, who must speak with Received Pronunciation, to guide the baby from day one.
Osmotic Learning
"A lot of the development at the beginning here is somewhat osmotic," said the CEO.
It's by means of this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will pick up the English characteristics they want to cultivate.
The consultant noted the tutor had to be an individual who went to "the right kinds of schools – 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, simply by nature," he said.
Expense Not a Factor
The family informed Adam the selected educator should preferably also have understanding of or interest in horse riding, alpine skiing, creative fields and music so as to shape the child in a diverse set of hobbies.
Additionally though, he stated the family desired the tutor to register the child on a selection of lessons so the child would be "pony-riding and picking up an instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's view, guiding their son grow into a "UK sophisticate" will lead to success and create opportunities.
"For all the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's certainly a status symbol," he comments.
Yet, in spite of all this guidance in "Britishness", might the child pick up what is termed cultural bias from the multicultural family he resides with regardless?
"Certainly", answered Adam. "The parents know this could fail, but they've merely embraced the view of, 'let's give it a go and we'll proceed as soon as we can', because the cost of it is not relevant," he stated.
Overly Optimistic
There are some in the tutoring industry who share similar doubts.
Peter Cui, chief executive of Blue Education, who provides individual instructors, stated that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or actually, discovering oneself, is something that must be lived into, not engineered."
The expert wrote that he had moved from Asia to the UK at the age of seven, and had been brought up experiencing and embodying both cultures. He went on to be educated at Cambridge University.
"The concept that a single person can act as a representation of Britishness, someone who can in some way transfer the qualities of a UK sophisticate upon a 12-month-old child, appears naive and unrealistic," he stated.
"In my experience, having a quintessentially English tutor from babyhood will not necessarily produce the goal they desire.
"I wasn't provided with such a figure, and nevertheless I have been privileged enough to experience many of the opportunities they desire for their son."
He stated: "The reality is, cultural identity should not be forced from the outside influences; it must be selected, and it must come from within."
Acquiring Englishness
Certainly, English culture is something the expert believes can be instructed – and sold.
"In my view the reality that the international society regards us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
