"Parents located in the northern part of London seeks an exceptional and experienced instructor to assist their most junior child on his initial journey to becoming an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might readily skip the phrase "first-steps" as mere a turn of phrase.
But, it may be the most important part of this unusual job advert, as it aims to hire a teacher for a one-year-old.
Many of responses have already been sent in since the anonymous family posted their call for the £180,000 per year tutor, who needs to be "someone very special".
During the past few weeks, the advert has received attention in the media, with numerous asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
Adam Caller, chief executive of an education consultancy, which is helping the family in their hunt, stated that in spite of first skepticism, he considered the idea "forward-looking", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he noted they understood 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 engage a tutor, as they had postponed until their firstborn was five, and by that stage "cultural conditioning had already set in".
What precisely did the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "all-encompassing", he replied. "The manner you eat, the way you speak".
He stated the firstborn had absorbed "really subtle, unspoken signals" from the family, and had adopted their cultural habits. The family informed him they hoped to prevent this pattern to repeat itself with their younger child.
The plan: To engage a UK tutor, who must speak with RP, to guide the baby from the very start.
Natural Absorption
"A great deal of the development at the start here is rather acquired indirectly," explained the expert.
It's through this subtle influence that the family are aiming the child will adopt the UK customs they aim to impart.
Adam explained the tutor needed to be an individual who went to "the appropriate educational institutions – the same kinds of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The educator simply needs to be the suitable individual, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, effortlessly," he added.
Cost Not Relevant
The family explained to Adam the chosen tutor should ideally also have knowledge of or passion in horse riding, skiing, the arts and instrumental training so as to inspire the child in a broad spectrum of passions.
More than that though, he explained the family desired the tutor to register the child on a variety of classes so the child would be "pony-riding and picking up an instrument by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's minds, guiding their son become a "UK sophisticate" will bring about success and open doors.
"Considering the pros and cons of that, because it's certainly a status symbol," he adds.
However, in spite of all this guidance in "English culture", would the child adopt alleged cultural influence from the international family he is raised by in any case?
"Certainly", answered Adam. "They understand this might not succeed, but they've just taken the perspective of, 'let's give it a go and we'll proceed as soon as we can', because the expense of it is not relevant," he explained.
Overly Optimistic
Several in the education sector who express those reservations.
Another CEO, CEO and founder of Blue Education, who supplies individual instructors, wrote that "the journey of embracing two identities, or indeed, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not engineered."
Peter explained that he had emigrated from China to the United Kingdom at the time of 7 years old, and had been brought up experiencing and living two backgrounds. He progressed to be educated at a prestigious UK institution.
"The concept that one individual can function as a embodiment of UK identity, someone who can somehow transplant the characteristics of a British gentleman upon a infant child, seems to me naive and unrealistic," he stated.
"From my perspective, engaging a distinctly UK tutor from early childhood will does not automatically achieve the outcome they desire.
"I did not have that kind of mentor, and nevertheless I have been privileged enough to enjoy many of the experiences they desire for their son."
He added: "The reality is, personal identity should not be forced from the external environment; it must be chosen, and it must come from within."
Buying Britishness
Of course, Britishness is something Adam thinks can be educated – and sold.
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