"A household based in the northern part of London wants to find an extraordinary and qualified instructor to assist their youngest child on his first steps to growing into an British gentleman."
When reading this listing, you might easily miss the wording "initial stages" as simple figurative language.
Yet, it could be the most significant aspect of this unique position posting, as it attempts to recruit a teacher for a one-year-old.
Many of submissions have now been sent in since the unnamed family posted their request for the £180,000 per year tutor, who must be "an exceptional individual".
In recent few weeks, the listing has attracted interest across the press, with several asking why?
Forward-Thinking Method
Adam Caller, head and founder of an education consultancy, which is helping the family in their hunt, stated that in spite of initial scepticism, he found the idea "far sighted", and "progressive".
When he met the family, he mentioned they appreciated the unconventional aspect of their request, and how immature their son is.
However, they clarified that they "were unwilling to delay any longer" to engage a tutor, as they had waited until their older child was five, and by that age "cultural influence had by then set in".
But what did the family indicate by "cultural bias"?
It's "all-encompassing", the expert responded. "The way you eat, how you speak".
He stated the firstborn had absorbed "extremely delicate, body language" from the family, and had assumed their cultural habits. The family explained to the consultant they wished to avoid this pattern to repeat itself with their new baby.
The intention: To hire a English tutor, who must speak with Received Pronunciation, to influence the baby right from the beginning.
Osmotic Learning
"A lot of the learning at the start here is somewhat osmotic," said the expert.
It's by means of this natural absorption that the family are expecting the child will acquire the British traits they wish to impart.
He said the tutor had to be someone who attended "the right kinds of schools – similar types of schools as the family aspire to send their son to".
"The educator just has to be the suitable individual, they'll be carrying out things they aren't even aware they're doing, effortlessly," he added.
Expense Not a Factor
The family explained to him the selected educator should ideally also have familiarity of or interest in horse riding, skiing, the arts and musical activities so as to inspire the child in a diverse set of hobbies.
Furthermore though, he explained the family wanted the tutor to enrol the child on a variety of courses so the child would be "equestrian training and starting an musical instrument by the time they are approximately three years old".
In the family's perspective, assisting their son grow into a "English gentleman" will bring about achievement and open doors.
"Considering the rights and wrongs of that, because it's definitely a social class indicator," he adds.
But, notwithstanding all this tutelage in "English culture", could the child adopt alleged cultural bias from the globally influenced family he resides with in any case?
"Yes", said Adam. "The parents know this might not succeed, but they've simply adopted the attitude of, 'we should try and we should start as soon as we can', because the cost of it is irrelevant," he said.
Overly Optimistic
A number of in the tutoring industry who have these doubts.
Another CEO, chief executive of Blue Education, who provides individual instructors, commented that "the journey of becoming bicultural, or in fact, becoming oneself, is something that must be experienced personally, not designed."
He wrote that he had moved from China to the UK at the age of 7 years old, and had been educated experiencing and practicing two backgrounds. He progressed to be educated at a prestigious UK institution.
"The notion that a single person can function as a representation of UK identity, a person who can in some way impart the qualities of a English gentleman onto a 12-month-old child, strikes me as idealistic and unrealistic," he commented.
"From my perspective, employing a distinctly British tutor from infancy will does not automatically achieve the outcome they desire.
"I wasn't provided with such a tutor, and yet I have been fortunate enough to experience numerous of the opportunities they desire for their son."
He continued: "The reality is, cultural identity can not be imposed from the outside influences; it must be embraced, and it must come from within."
Buying Britishness
Of course, UK identity is something Adam hopes 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
