"Parents residing in north London wants to find an remarkable and experienced educator to support their youngest child on his initial journey to growing into an British gentleman."
Upon seeing this post, you might easily miss the wording "initial stages" as just figurative language.
But, it might be the crucial part of this unique position posting, as it aims to recruit a tutor for a 12-month-old.
Many of submissions have already been received since the unnamed family advertised their search for the £180,000 per year tutor, who needs to be "someone very special".
In recent few weeks, the post has received attention throughout the news, with several questioning why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is helping the family in their quest, explained that despite initial skepticism, he viewed the plan "far sighted", and "innovative".
When he spoke with the family, he noted they recognized the unusual aspect of their requirement, and how immature their son is.
But, they clarified that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to get a tutor, as they had postponed until their firstborn was five, and by that age "cultural conditioning had already set in".
But what did the family indicate by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "everything", the expert replied. "The manner you eat, the way you speak".
He stated the older sibling had adopted "really subtle, body language" from the family, and had assumed their cultural ways. The family explained to Adam they wished to avoid history to recur with their infant.
The strategy: To bring in a UK tutor, who needs to speak with standard English accent, to influence the baby from day one.
Natural Absorption
"A great deal of the education at the beginning here is somewhat osmotic," stated the CEO.
It's via this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will acquire the English characteristics they aim to cultivate.
The consultant noted the tutor needed to be an individual who studied at "the appropriate educational institutions – the same kinds of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The tutor simply needs to be the right kind of person, they'll be carrying out things they don't even know they're doing, simply by nature," he said.
Expense Not a Factor
The family told him the chosen tutor should ideally also have understanding of or enthusiasm in horse riding, winter sports, the arts and music so as to shape the child in a diverse set of hobbies.
Additionally though, he explained the family desired the tutor to sign up the child on a range of classes so the child would be "horseback 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 "British gentleman" will lead to accomplishment and open doors.
"Considering the pros and cons of that, because it's certainly a social class indicator," he adds.
Yet, in spite of all this tutelage in "English culture", could the child pick up what is termed cultural influence from the international family he is raised by regardless?
"Certainly", answered Adam. "They understand this may not work, but they've simply adopted the view of, 'why not attempt it and we'll proceed as early as we can', because the expense of it is irrelevant," he explained.
Overly Optimistic
A number of in the private teaching field who share similar doubts.
Peter Cui, head and founder of a tutoring service, who also offer private tutors, wrote that "the development of becoming bicultural, or actually, forming one's identity, is something that must be grown into, not manufactured."
The expert noted that he had relocated from Asia to the UK at the period of childhood, and had been raised experiencing and living both cultures. He continued to learn at Cambridge University.
"The notion that an individual can act as a representation of Britishness, someone who can possibly transfer the characteristics of a British gentleman upon a infant child, strikes me as optimistic and impractical," he stated.
"Based on my background, having a typically UK tutor from babyhood will not necessarily achieve the result they want.
"I never had such a tutor, and however I have been fortunate enough to live numerous of the experiences they aspire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, cultural identity cannot be dictated from the outside; it must be embraced, and it must come from within."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, UK identity is something Adam believes can be educated – and commercialized.
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