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  2. Teacher retention - Wikipedia

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    Teacher attrition and retention also vary based on the sector of the school (e.g., traditional public vs. charter) and whether it is located in an urban or rural area. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The characteristics of teacher, schools, and students can even redefine the effect of salaries on teacher retention.

  3. Attrition warfare - Wikipedia

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    The difference between war of attrition and other forms of war is somewhat artificial since even a single battle normally contains an element of attrition. A strategy of attrition is an attempt to cause the enemy great losses in a single stroke (such as by encirclement and capture).

  4. Southern Reach Series - Wikipedia

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    The series takes its name from the secret agency that is central to the plot. In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, [1] and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director. [2] The film was released in 2018. The most recent entry in the series, Absolution, was released on 22 October ...

  5. Effects-based operations - Wikipedia

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    Contrary to conventional military approaches of force-on-force application that focused on attrition and annihilation, EBO focused on desired outcomes attempting to use a minimum of force. The approach was enabled by advancements in weaponry—particularly stealth and precision weapons—in conjunction with a planning approach based on specific ...

  6. The Case Against Education - Wikipedia

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    The first recommendation is that government needs to sharply cut education funding, since public education spending in the United States across all levels tops $1 trillion annually. [13] The second recommendation is to encourage greater vocational education, because students who are unlikely to succeed in college should develop practical skills ...

  7. Annihilation (Houellebecq novel) - Wikipedia

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    Jean Birnbaum of Le Monde called it a "political thriller that veers into metaphysical meditation". [3] It envisions the years of 2026 and 2027 where France is in a period of decline. [4] However, France shows some signs of revival and is without labour strikes but "the gap between the ruling classes and the populace has reached unprecedented ...

  8. War of annihilation - Wikipedia

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    War of annihilation is defined as a radicalized form of warfare in which "all psycho-physical limits" are abolished. [1]The Hamburg Institute for Social Research social scientist Jan Philipp Reemtsma sees a war, "which is led, in the worst case, to destroy or even decimate a population", as the heart of the war of annihilation. [2]

  9. The End of Education - Wikipedia

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    The End of Education [1] is a book by Neil Postman about public education in the United States.The use of the word "end" in the title has two meanings: primarily, as a synonym for "purpose", but also as a prediction about the future of public schools if they do not successfully identify and communicate a convincing purpose for their existence within human culture.