"A household located in North London wants to find an exceptional and qualified tutor to assist their most junior child on his first steps to becoming an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might readily overlook the wording "initial stages" as mere figurative language.
But, it may be the most significant part of this unusual job advert, as it seeks to find a teacher for a one-year-old.
Many of responses have already been received since the unidentified family published their search for the £180k-a-year tutor, who needs to be "someone very special".
During the past few weeks, the listing has received notice in the media, with many questioning why?
Progressive Approach
A tutoring expert, chief executive of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their quest, said that in spite of early doubt, he considered the idea "forward-looking", and "progressive".
When he met the family, he mentioned they appreciated the unconventional aspect of their request, and how early in age their son is.
But, they explained that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had postponed until their firstborn was five, and by that point "cultural bias had by then taken hold".
What exactly does the family mean by "cultural bias"?
It's "comprehensive", he replied. "How you eat, the manner you speak".
He explained the older sibling had picked up "extremely delicate, unspoken signals" from the family, and had assumed their cultural ways. The family explained to Adam they did not want the same situation to happen again with their younger child.
The intention: To engage a UK tutor, who should speak with RP, to shape the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the learning at the start here is kind of osmotic," explained the expert.
It's through this natural absorption that the family are expecting the child will acquire the English characteristics they aim to impart.
Adam noted the tutor had to be an individual who studied at "the right kinds of schools – the same kinds of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The instructor just has to be the right kind of person, 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 the expert the chosen tutor should ideally also have understanding of or passion in equestrian activities, alpine skiing, creative fields and musical activities so as to inspire the child in a broad spectrum of hobbies.
Furthermore though, he said 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 tool by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's minds, assisting their son develop into a "English gentleman" will bring about achievement and open doors.
"Considering the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's definitely a status symbol," he adds.
Yet, notwithstanding all this guidance in "Britishness", might the child absorb alleged cultural bias from the multicultural family he lives with regardless?
"Certainly", said Adam. "They realize this may not work, but they've merely embraced the perspective of, 'why not attempt it and let's go as quickly as we can', because the price of it is not a concern," he said.
Impractical
A number of in the private teaching field who have those doubts.
An education leader, CEO and founder of Blue Education, who also offer personal educators, commented that "the process of becoming bicultural, or actually, becoming oneself, is something that must be grown into, not engineered."
The expert noted that he had emigrated from the Far East to the Britain at the period of seven, and had been brought up experiencing and living both cultures. He progressed to study at the University of Cambridge.
"The idea that a single person can function as a representation of UK identity, a person who can somehow transfer the characteristics of a UK sophisticate upon a 12-month-old child, seems to me idealistic and unfeasible," he stated.
"In my experience, employing a distinctly UK tutor from early childhood will will not necessarily produce the outcome they want.
"I wasn't provided with such a figure, and yet I have been lucky enough to live many of the experiences they hope for their son."
He continued: "The truth is, personal identity can not be forced from the external environment; it must be embraced, and it must originate internally."
Buying Britishness
Naturally, English culture is something the CEO believes can be educated – and marketed.
"I believe the situation that the international society regards us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
