"Parents residing in north London wants to find an extraordinary and skilled tutor to guide their smallest child on his initial journey to growing into an British gentleman."
Upon seeing this post, you might naturally miss the wording "first-steps" as mere figurative language.
However, it could be the most important element of this unique job advert, as it attempts to hire a tutor for a 12-month-old.
Numerous of submissions have already been sent in since the unnamed family posted their search for the £180,000 per year tutor, who must be "someone very special".
During the past few weeks, the listing has gained interest in the media, with many wondering why?
Innovative Idea
A tutoring expert, chief executive of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their search, explained that despite early skepticism, he viewed the plan "far sighted", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he noted they recognized the unusual aspect of their requirement, and how early in age their son is.
However, they stated that they "preferred not to postpone any longer" to hire a tutor, as they had postponed until their elder sibling was five, and by that stage "cultural influence had already taken hold".
What exactly does the family mean by "cultural bias"?
It's "everything", the expert replied. "How you eat, how you speak".
He explained the firstborn had adopted "very nuanced, non-verbal cues" from the family, and had adopted their cultural habits. The family told Adam they did not want this pattern to recur with their new baby.
The intention: To bring in a English tutor, who needs to speak with RP, to guide the baby right from the beginning.
Natural Absorption
"A lot of the development at the start here is somewhat acquired indirectly," stated Adam.
It's through this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will acquire the UK customs they wish to cultivate.
Adam explained the tutor needed to be an individual who went to "prestigious academies – similar types of schools as the family hope to send their son to".
"The instructor simply needs to be the appropriate candidate, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, simply by nature," he said.
Expense Not a Factor
The family explained to Adam the selected educator should ideally also have understanding of or interest in equestrian activities, alpine skiing, artistic pursuits and musical activities so as to shape the child in a broad spectrum of hobbies.
More than that though, he said the family desired the tutor to enrol the child on a variety of courses so the child would be "horseback riding and learning an tool by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's view, helping their son become a "British gentleman" will lead to success and create opportunities.
"For all the pros and cons of that, because it's definitely a status symbol," he notes.
However, in spite of all this instruction in "UK identity", could the child absorb alleged cultural leaning from the globally influenced family he resides with in any case?
"Yes", answered Adam. "They understand this may not work, but they've merely embraced the view of, 'why not attempt it and let's go as quickly as we can', because the expense of it is not relevant," he said.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
Several in the tutoring industry who have these doubts.
Peter Cui, CEO and founder of a tutoring service, who provides personal educators, commented that "the development of embracing two identities, or actually, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not designed."
The expert noted that he had relocated from China to the UK at the period of seven, and had been brought up experiencing and embodying both cultures. He went on to study at Cambridge University.
"The idea that an individual can serve as a embodiment of English culture, a person who can somehow impart the characteristics of a English gentleman upon a 12-month-old child, strikes me as idealistic and impractical," he wrote.
"From my perspective, engaging a typically British tutor from infancy will will not necessarily create the goal they hope for.
"I wasn't provided with such a tutor, and nevertheless I have been lucky enough to live several of the situations they aspire for their son."
He continued: "The fact is, personal identity cannot be dictated from the external environment; it must be selected, and it must be internally driven."
Purchasing UK Culture
Naturally, English culture is something the expert thinks can be educated – and sold.
"I believe the reality that the global community views us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
