âAbbie Hoffman on the Yippies and the 1968 Democratic Convention. Officially founded by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin in January 1968, the Youth International Party, or Yippies, were a countercultural group that briefly gained fame as a part of American activism.
Stretch assignments are experiences that challenge and potentially broaden a personâs current capabilities; e.g., assignments that require someone to manage and negotiate change, exert influence over others, and build coalitions.
When is an assignment considered a long-term assignment? A long-term assignment is any one assignment that lasts 10 days or longer for the same teacher. Consistent with the teacherâs schedule, the assignment may be 10 days consecutively or a few days a week for several weeks. A substitute in a long-term assignment may be responsible for all of the absent teacherâs duties and is considered the teacher of record for the class.