"A family located in north London is looking for an extraordinary and skilled instructor to assist their most junior child on his early path to turning into an British gentleman."
Looking at this post, you might naturally overlook the term "initial stages" as simple figurative language.
But, it could be the most important element of this distinctive job advert, as it attempts to recruit a mentor for a 12-month-old.
Many of submissions have since been submitted since the anonymous family published their request for the £180,000 per year tutor, who must be "a uniquely qualified person".
Over the last few weeks, the advert has gained interest throughout the media, with many questioning why?
Progressive Approach
Adam Caller, CEO and founder of Tutors International, which is supporting the family in their quest, explained that despite first doubt, he viewed the concept "visionary", and "advanced".
When he consulted the family, he mentioned they appreciated the unusual character of their request, 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 waited until their firstborn was five, and by that point "cultural bias had already set in".
But what did the family indicate by "cultural leaning"?
It's "comprehensive", the expert answered. "The way you eat, how you speak".
He said the elder child had absorbed "very nuanced, unspoken signals" from the family, and had taken on their cultural ways. The family explained to Adam they did not want history to recur with their younger child.
The plan: To bring in a English tutor, who should speak with RP, to influence the baby from day one.
Subtle Influence
"A great deal of the learning at the outset here is kind of osmotic," explained the expert.
It's by means of this natural absorption that the family are aiming the child will acquire the English characteristics they aim to instil.
The consultant said the tutor needed to be someone who went to "prestigious academies – comparable categories of schools as the family plan to send their son to".
"The educator just has to be the right kind of person, they'll be doing things they don't even know they're doing, effortlessly," he added.
Money No Object
The family explained to Adam the selected educator should preferably also have knowledge of or interest in horse riding, skiing, artistic pursuits and music so as to shape the child in a diverse set of hobbies.
More than that though, he stated the family hoped the tutor to enrol the child on a variety of courses so the child would be "pony-riding and learning an tool by the time they are around three years old".
In the family's view, guiding their son grow into a "English gentleman" will bring about success and open doors.
"Taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of that, because it's definitely a social class indicator," he adds.
But, despite all this guidance in "English culture", might the child pick up what is termed cultural bias from the multicultural family he resides with regardless?
"Absolutely", replied Adam. "They realize this might not succeed, but they've simply adopted 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 stated.
Idealistic and Unrealistic
A number of in the private teaching field who have similar concerns.
Peter Cui, chief executive of a tutoring service, who also offer personal educators, commented that "the process of adopting dual cultures, or indeed, forming one's identity, is something that must be lived into, not designed."
Peter explained that he had emigrated from the Far East to the Britain at the time of seven, and had been brought up understanding and embodying two backgrounds. He went on to be educated at a prestigious UK institution.
"The concept that a single person can act as a representation of Britishness, someone who can in some way transplant the characteristics of a British gentleman onto a infant child, strikes me as optimistic and unfeasible," he commented.
"From my perspective, employing a typically UK tutor from babyhood will not instantly achieve the goal they want.
"I did not have such a figure, and nevertheless I have been lucky enough to live many of the situations they aspire for their son."
He stated: "The truth is, self-identity should not be imposed from the external environment; it must be embraced, and it must be internally driven."
Buying Britishness
Of course, UK identity is something the CEO hopes can be instructed – and marketed.
"In my view the fact that the international society holds us in this light is something that we should be cherishing|valuing|appreciating
