Eight Important Cultural Differences Between France and the USA
You’ve surely heard the classic stereotypes about French people. They’re all baguette-eating, chain-smoking, protest-happy romantics! While not all French people live up to these clichés, there are plenty of interesting cultural differences between France and the USA that Jalen and…
What is Teaching in France Really Like? TAPIF Diary #6
April 2020 That’s a wrap! Our experience with the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) has come to an end. The events of this past month were far from how Jalen and I expected our year of teaching to conclude,…
Four Free and Simple Lesson Plans for TAPIF
Let’s be honest: Lesson planning is one of the less exciting parts of participating in the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF). Furthermore, many TAPIFers come to France with no formal teaching experience, making lesson planning all the more challenging.…
Inside Look at a Typical Work Schedule with TAPIF
Experiences with the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) differ immensely from assistant to assistant. Variables including the age of our students, the location of our placements, the number of schools in which we are employed, and the time we…
Best Things to Do in Troyes, France
Jalen and I lived in Troyes for the entirety of our time as English assistants with the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF). Located in the Grand Est region on the Seine river, it’s a beautiful city that we really…
Four Useful Things TAPIF Taught Me
The Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) is a sort of “Choose Your Own Adventure” program. TAPIF assistants hail from all over the United States and Canada, have a variety of educational backgrounds, and often have vastly different motivations for…
