"A household based in the northern part of London seeks an extraordinary and skilled educator to support their smallest child on his initial journey to growing into an English gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might easily overlook the wording "initial stages" as mere figurative language.
But, it could be the crucial aspect of this distinctive job advert, as it seeks to find a teacher for a one-year-old.
Hundreds of applications have now been sent in since the unidentified family published their request for the highly paid tutor, who needs to be "a uniquely qualified person".
In recent few weeks, the advert has gained attention across the media, with many wondering why?
Innovative Idea
Adam Caller, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is helping the family in their quest, stated that in spite of initial scepticism, he found the idea "forward-looking", and "progressive".
When he consulted the family, he said they understood the unusual character of their requirement, and how early in age their son is.
Nevertheless, they clarified that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had waited until their older child was five, and by that age "cultural bias had already set in".
What exactly did the family refer to by "cultural leaning"?
It's "everything", Adam responded. "The way you eat, the way you speak".
He said the older sibling had absorbed "really subtle, unspoken signals" from the family, and had adopted their cultural ways. The family explained to the consultant they did not want the same situation to repeat itself with their infant.
The strategy: To bring in a UK tutor, who should speak with standard English accent, to shape the baby from the very start.
Osmotic Learning
"Much of the development at the beginning here is kind of osmotic," stated the expert.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will acquire the British traits they aim to instil.
The consultant explained the tutor needed to be somebody who studied at "the right kinds of schools – the same kinds of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The educator simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be carrying out things they aren't even aware they're doing, simply by nature," he added.
Money No Object
The family explained to the expert the chosen tutor should preferably also have knowledge of or interest in equestrian activities, winter sports, the arts and musical activities so as to inspire the child in a broad spectrum of interests.
Furthermore though, he explained the family desired the tutor to register the child on a variety of lessons so the child would be "pony-riding and starting an tool by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's minds, helping their son grow into a "English gentleman" will lead to success and open doors.
"For all the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's undoubtedly a status symbol," he adds.
However, notwithstanding all this guidance in "English culture", could the child pick up so-called cultural bias from the international family he is raised by regardless?
"Absolutely", answered Adam. "The family understand this could fail, but they've simply adopted the view of, 'let's give it a go and let's go as quickly as we can', because the cost of it is irrelevant," he explained.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
A number of in the education sector who express these concerns.
Peter Cui, chief executive of a tutoring service, who also offer private tutors, stated that "the journey of adopting dual cultures, or actually, discovering oneself, is something that must be lived into, not engineered."
He noted that he had moved from Asia to the UK at the age of seven, and had been raised experiencing and embodying both cultures. He continued to study at a prestigious UK institution.
"The concept that one individual can function as a embodiment of Britishness, an individual who can possibly impart the attributes of a British gentleman to a infant child, strikes me as naive and unrealistic," he wrote.
"Based on my background, employing a distinctly British tutor from early childhood will not instantly produce the goal they want.
"I never had that kind of mentor, and yet I have been privileged enough to live numerous of the experiences they desire for their son."
He added: "The fact is, personal identity cannot be forced from the external environment; it must be selected, and it must originate internally."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, English culture is something the CEO hopes can be taught – and commercialized.
"In my view the fact that the international society holds us in this respect is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
