A 'governess' is a female employee from outside of the family who teaches children within the family circle. In contrast to nanny or babysitter, she is concentrated on teaching and training children. When a boy is old enough, he leaves his governess for a tutor. A nanny is defined as a childs nurse. The traditional nanny was a servant in a large household and reported directly to the lady of the house. ... Day care is the care of a child during the day by a person other than the childs parents or legal guardians, often someone outside the childs immediate family. ... // English Secondary Schools In English Secondary Schools the Form Tutor is similar to an American Home Room Teacher. ...

In the past some have also used the term "governess" to refer to a female (political) governor, but the term is now exclusively used to refer to a female family teacher, with the term "governor" being used in politics for both male and females. A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ...

Madame de Maintenon the last mistress of Louis XIV of France gained entry to the king's inner circle as governess to his illegitimate children who were from another mistress of his, Mme de Montespan. Françoise dAubigné, marquise de Maintenon Françoise dAubigné, marquise de Maintenon (November 27, 1635 - April 15, 1719), the second wife of Louis XIV, was born in a prison at Niort. ... For the musical group of the same name, see Louis XIV (band). ...

Several well-known novels have focused on governesses, including Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre and her sister Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey. Henry James's most famous governess is the over-sensitive, perhaps hysterical one in The Turn of the Screw. Charlotte Brontë by George Richmond, 1850 Charlotte Brontë (April 21, 1816 – March 31, 1855) was an English novelist, the eldest of the trio of Brontë sisters whose novels have become enduring classics of English literature. ... It has been suggested that Mesrour be merged into this article or section. ... Anne Brontë (January 17, 1820 – May 28, 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest of the Brontë literary family. ... Agnes Grey is a novel about a governess of that name, written by Anne Brontë in 1847. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James. ...

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