"Parents based in north London seeks an extraordinary and experienced educator to guide their youngest child on his initial journey to becoming an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might readily skip the term "beginning" as mere a turn of phrase.
But, it could be the crucial part of this unusual job advert, as it seeks to hire a mentor for a one-year-old.
Many of applications have now been sent in since the anonymous family posted their search for the highly paid tutor, who must be "someone very special".
During the past few weeks, the advert has gained attention across the news, with numerous questioning why?
Progressive Approach
A tutoring expert, chief executive of Tutors International, which is assisting the family in their hunt, explained that notwithstanding initial doubt, he found the plan "far sighted", and "innovative".
When he spoke with the family, he noted they recognized the unusual aspect of their request, and how young their son is.
But, they clarified that they "didn't want to wait any longer" to get a tutor, as they had held off until their older child was five, and by that stage "cultural bias had already taken hold".
But what did the family refer to by "cultural predisposition"?
It's "all-encompassing", he answered. "How you eat, the manner you speak".
He stated the firstborn had picked up "very nuanced, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had adopted their cultural habits. The family informed Adam they wished to avoid the same situation to happen again with their new baby.
The plan: To bring in a British tutor, who should speak with RP, to shape the baby from the very start.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the development at the start here is somewhat absorbed naturally," stated the expert.
It's via this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will acquire the English characteristics they want to instil.
Adam explained the tutor must be somebody who attended "the appropriate educational institutions – the same kinds of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The instructor must be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, just naturally," he said.
Money No Object
The family told him the successful candidate should preferably also have familiarity of or enthusiasm in horse riding, skiing, artistic pursuits and musical activities so as to inspire the child in a broad spectrum of hobbies.
Additionally though, he said the family wanted the tutor to sign up the child on a selection of courses so the child would be "equestrian training and picking up an tool by the time they are about three years old".
In the family's view, guiding their son grow into a "British gentleman" will result in success and open doors.
"For all the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's undoubtedly a social class indicator," he comments.
But, despite all this guidance in "English culture", might the child adopt what is termed cultural leaning from the international family he resides with anyway?
"Absolutely", answered Adam. "The family realize this may not work, but they've just taken the view of, 'let's give it a go and we'll proceed as soon as we can', because the cost of it is not relevant," he said.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
A number of in the private teaching field who express these doubts.
Peter Cui, chief executive of an educational organization, who also offer individual instructors, stated that "the journey of embracing two identities, or in fact, forming one's identity, is something that must be grown into, not designed."
Peter noted that he had moved from China to the UK at the time of childhood, and had been brought up understanding and practicing dual heritages. He continued to learn at a prestigious UK institution.
"The concept that an individual can function as a living vessel of Britishness, a person who can somehow transfer the characteristics of a UK sophisticate to a infant child, appears idealistic and unfeasible," he stated.
"From my perspective, engaging a distinctly British tutor from infancy will not necessarily create the result they desire.
"I did not have such a tutor, and yet I have been privileged enough to live many of the situations they hope for their son."
He stated: "The truth is, self-identity can not be imposed from the external environment; it must be chosen, and it must come from within."
Purchasing UK Culture
Certainly, UK identity is something Adam thinks can be taught – and sold.
"I believe the fact that the international society regards us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
