"A household residing in the northern part of London is looking for an exceptional and skilled instructor to support their most junior child on his first steps to growing into an English gentleman."
When reading this advertisement, you might naturally skip the term "first-steps" as just figurative language.
Yet, it may be the most significant part of this unique job advert, as it seeks to hire a tutor for a infant.
Hundreds of submissions have now been sent in since the unidentified family published their call for the £180k-a-year tutor, who must be "someone very special".
In recent few weeks, the advert has received notice across the press, with several asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, chief executive of a global tutoring firm, which is assisting the family in their hunt, explained that notwithstanding first scepticism, he considered the concept "visionary", and "innovative".
When he spoke with the family, he noted they recognized the atypical aspect of their demand, and how early in age their son is.
Nevertheless, they explained that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had held off until their firstborn was five, and by that stage "cultural conditioning had already set in".
But what does the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "comprehensive", he responded. "The manner you eat, the manner you speak".
He explained the older sibling had picked up "really subtle, unspoken signals" from the family, and had assumed their cultural habits. The family told him they hoped to prevent history to repeat itself with their infant.
The intention: To bring in a English tutor, who needs to speak with standard English accent, to influence the baby from the very start.
Natural Absorption
"Much of the development at the beginning here is kind of acquired indirectly," stated the CEO.
It's by means of this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will adopt the UK customs they aim to cultivate.
He said the tutor must be an individual who attended "the right kinds of schools – the same kinds of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The educator must be the appropriate candidate, they'll be carrying out things they may not realize they're doing, effortlessly," he said.
Money No Object
The family told the expert the chosen tutor should ideally also have familiarity of or passion in equestrian activities, alpine skiing, the arts and instrumental training so as to influence the child in a wide range of interests.
Additionally though, he stated the family desired the tutor to enrol the child on a range of lessons so the child would be "pony-riding and learning an musical instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's view, assisting their son grow into a "UK sophisticate" will lead to achievement and provide access.
"Taking into account the pros and cons of that, because it's certainly a class statement," he adds.
But, despite all this tutelage in "UK identity", might the child absorb what is termed cultural influence from the international family he lives with anyway?
"Absolutely", said he. "They know this may not work, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'why not attempt it and we'll proceed as early as we can', because the expense of it is irrelevant," he explained.
Impractical
Several in the tutoring industry who have similar concerns.
An education leader, chief executive of an educational organization, who also offer individual instructors, stated that "the journey of becoming bicultural, or indeed, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not designed."
The expert noted that he had emigrated from Asia to the Britain at the age of seven, and had been educated understanding and living both cultures. He continued to be educated at the University of Cambridge.
"The notion that an individual can serve as a embodiment of English culture, a person who can somehow impart the characteristics of a English gentleman onto a one-year-old child, appears optimistic and unfeasible," he wrote.
"Based on my background, having a distinctly UK tutor from infancy will will not instantly create the outcome they desire.
"I wasn't provided with that kind of mentor, and however I have been fortunate enough to live several of the opportunities they desire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, personal identity should not be imposed from the outside influences; it must be selected, and it must come from within."
Acquiring Englishness
Naturally, UK identity is something the CEO thinks can be educated – and sold.
"I believe the fact that the international society views us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
