"A family located in the northern part of London wants to find an extraordinary and experienced instructor to support their smallest child on his initial journey to growing into an British gentleman."
Upon seeing this listing, you might naturally overlook the wording "first-steps" as mere figurative language.
But, it may be the most significant part of this distinctive employment listing, as it aims to find a mentor for a one-year-old.
Hundreds of responses have since been sent in since the unidentified family advertised their search for the £180,000 per year tutor, who needs to be "an exceptional individual".
Over the last few weeks, the post has received interest in the media, with numerous wondering why?
Forward-Thinking Method
The CEO, head and founder of an education consultancy, which is assisting the family in their quest, stated that despite initial scepticism, he found the idea "forward-looking", and "progressive".
When he met the family, he noted they understood the unusual character of their demand, and how young their son is.
But, they stated that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to get a tutor, as they had postponed until their firstborn was five, and by that point "cultural influence had already become established".
What precisely does the family refer to by "cultural bias"?
It's "everything", he answered. "The way you eat, how you speak".
He explained the older sibling had absorbed "extremely delicate, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had assumed their cultural habits. The family explained to the consultant they did not want this pattern to recur with their new baby.
The intention: To bring in a British tutor, who needs to speak with RP, to shape the baby from day one.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the development at the outset here is rather absorbed naturally," stated Adam.
It's via this subtle influence that the family are hoping the child will pick up the British traits they aim to impart.
He said the tutor must be somebody who went to "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 performing things they don't even know they're doing, just naturally," he added.
Money No Object
The family told the expert the selected educator should ideally also have familiarity of or passion in riding, alpine skiing, creative fields and instrumental training so as to inspire the child in a diverse set of passions.
Additionally though, he said the family wanted the tutor to register the child on a variety of lessons so the child would be "horseback riding and starting an tool by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's view, assisting their son grow into a "English gentleman" will lead to success and provide access.
"For all the pros and cons of that, because it's undoubtedly a class statement," he notes.
Yet, in spite of all this instruction in "English culture", might the child pick up so-called cultural bias from the globally influenced family he lives with in any case?
"Certainly", answered Adam. "They realize this might not succeed, but they've just taken the attitude of, 'we should try and let's go as early as we can', because the expense of it is irrelevant," he stated.
Overly Optimistic
There are some in the private teaching field who share those concerns.
Another CEO, CEO and founder of a tutoring service, who supplies private tutors, stated that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not engineered."
The expert wrote that he had relocated from China to the UK at the period of childhood, and had been educated experiencing and living both cultures. He continued to learn at the University of Cambridge.
"The concept that a single person can function as a living vessel of UK identity, an individual who can possibly impart the qualities of a British gentleman to a infant child, strikes me as naive and unrealistic," he commented.
"Based on my background, engaging a typically British tutor from infancy will not instantly achieve the outcome they desire.
"I wasn't provided with such a tutor, and however I have been lucky enough to experience numerous of the situations they aspire for their son."
He stated: "The fact is, personal identity can not be forced from the external environment; it must be chosen, and it must originate internally."
Acquiring Englishness
Naturally, English culture is something the CEO hopes can be educated – and marketed.
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