"A family residing in the northern part of London seeks an exceptional and qualified instructor to assist their youngest child on his first steps to growing into an English gentleman."
Upon seeing this advertisement, you might readily overlook the wording "initial stages" as mere figurative language.
But, it may be the most important part of this unique job advert, as it aims to find a teacher for a 12-month-old.
Numerous of submissions have already been sent in since the anonymous family advertised their search for the £180,000 per year tutor, who needs to be "a uniquely qualified person".
Over the last few weeks, the post has attracted interest throughout the media, with several questioning why?
Innovative Idea
A tutoring expert, chief executive of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their hunt, explained that in spite of initial skepticism, he considered the plan "far sighted", and "progressive".
When he met the family, he mentioned they understood the unusual character of their demand, and how immature their son is.
But, they stated that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had held off until their elder sibling was five, and by that age "cultural bias had already taken hold".
What precisely did the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "comprehensive", he responded. "The manner you eat, the manner you speak".
He said the firstborn had adopted "very nuanced, body language" from the family, and had adopted their cultural norms. The family informed him they hoped to prevent this pattern to repeat itself with their infant.
The strategy: To engage a UK tutor, who must speak with standard English accent, to influence the baby from the very start.
Osmotic Learning
"A great deal of the education at the beginning here is somewhat acquired indirectly," explained Adam.
It's by means of this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will adopt the British traits they aim to instil.
He noted the tutor needed to be somebody who studied at "prestigious academies – comparable categories of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The tutor must be the suitable individual, they'll be performing things they don't even know they're doing, just naturally," he said.
Cost Not Relevant
The family explained to Adam the successful candidate should ideally also have knowledge of or passion in equestrian activities, winter sports, the arts and musical activities so as to influence the child in a broad spectrum of passions.
Additionally though, he said the family hoped the tutor to sign up the child on a range of classes so the child would be "horseback riding and starting an musical instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's perspective, helping their son grow into a "British gentleman" will lead to achievement and provide access.
"For all the pros and cons of that, because it's certainly a class statement," he comments.
However, in spite of all this instruction in "Britishness", would the child pick up so-called cultural influence from the globally influenced family he resides with regardless?
"Absolutely", answered Adam. "They understand this may not work, but they've merely embraced the attitude of, 'we should try and we should start as quickly as we can', because the price of it is irrelevant," he stated.
Impractical
There are some in the private teaching field who have those doubts.
Another CEO, chief executive of Blue Education, who also offer individual instructors, commented that "the development of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, forming one's identity, is something that must be experienced personally, not engineered."
Peter noted that he had moved from the Far East to the UK at the period of seven, and had been educated knowing and practicing two backgrounds. He continued to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The concept that an individual can serve as a living vessel of Britishness, an individual who can possibly impart the attributes of a British gentleman to a one-year-old child, seems to me idealistic and unfeasible," he wrote.
"From my perspective, having a quintessentially British tutor from infancy will will not instantly produce the outcome they desire.
"I did not have that kind of mentor, and yet I have been privileged enough to experience many of the opportunities they hope for their son."
He stated: "The reality is, self-identity can not be forced from the outside; it must be selected, and it must come from within."
Purchasing UK Culture
Certainly, UK identity is something the CEO hopes can be educated – and marketed.
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