School Uniform Books

I truly enjoy the knowledge that I receive from this book. It goes beyond surface knowledge and encourages the reader or class (as it is used as a Sunday School book at my church) to discuss what the Biblical principles mean to us here and now in today's society.

I have found this to be one of the best commentaries available.
It offers in depth explanations of each verse. It also gives the essentials, such as the lesson setting, who is speaking and who is being spoken to. The questions,applications and suggestions for the student activities are also very useful.
I highly recommend this book.

I recommend the Standard Lesson Commentary for biblical knowledge and spiritual growth. It is consistent with International Sunday School Lessons, and its commentary is loaded with sound doctrine, current events, true stories and testimonies, that will take you from milk to meat in your spiritual walk with God.

The lessons were better than I thought they would be. The shipment arrived earlier than I expected. My church was very pleased at the price and the literature.

I have always enjoyed this commentary as a valuable aid in studying the lessons.

Although the uniforms of the US Army are not my primary interest, I found this book to be an excellent introduction to this subject, albeit a photographic essay. Having several of Shelby Stanton's books on US Army uniforms, I would like to see a similar book on WWI, but as a primer this book has no peer. I recommend it unreservedly.

I too purchased this book from a book club, and a facinating buy it was! Although uniforms of the US Army are not my primary interest, this book covered a subject that I knew little or nothing about; this book changed that emphatically. Although I would have liked to read more on uniform development, especially the evolution from blue to khaki, the book is an excellent source for students of WW I, and I highly recommend it.

I saw this in the military book club for $14.95! A really GOOD collection of photos of the US Army in WW1. I actually learned some new things from the captions. The BEST book of WW1 photos I have seen in many years. Would also be good for a novice

This book is part of the G. I. series of short illustrated studies covering a period or a series of campaigns. All of these books are vertical studies covering a period of years. Though sometimes the illustrations serve to identify individual items of equipment, these works are not intended for that purpose. They are not catalogs intended for materiel collectors. They are of such a length and of such a level of detail that they will serve the purposes of the general reader with a curiousity about what grandaddy did in WW II or great great great grandaddy in the Civil War and what he looked like and how he lived. This is not to say that the specialist such as myself cannot find useful nuggets herein. I can. I use these for general surveys of periods I do not study in detail, such as the Civil War, and the War With Mexico, etc. And to look up the odd facts. I have yet to be disappointed with any of them.

I loved the pictures in this book. Monique wants to be special so she dresses up to be diffrent. When she wears
braces it was cool. Her teachers say no to everything she wears. They have to wear a special suit to school!

Unique Monique is an engaging picture book story by Maria Rousaki about a young girl who wants to be different - and the school uniform she has to wear doesn't help with her problem! So when she finds an old trunk belonging to her mother, she finds ways to bend the rules and truly stand out. No matter what she tries, the principal keeps banning her... until the braces a dentist appointment places on her teeth makes her truly "unique Monique." A lighthearted story with whimsical and wonderful color illustrations by Polina Papanikolaou, Unique Monique shows young readers age 5 to 9 a fun side to having to wear teeth-straighteners.

This book was written to summarize the literature and to present the author's national study of school uniform and strict dress code data. His review of over 100 articles and research studies appears to be the most recent and comprehensive available.

Brunsma says the history of school uniforms runs counter to the current uniform movement in America. Uniforms were originally employed to show differences in social status not break down barriers. Similarly, he says the movement to regulating dress appears to be counter to that of the preceding generation. During the 1960s, many schools had to relax rules to cope with student protests over dress and hairstyles. Changes at that time included women winning the right in most schools to wear pants and men to have long hair.

The origin of the current school uniform movement came in the late 1980s and early 1990s with experiments by various local public schools especially in the Baltimore-Washington area. A district-wide uniform policy adopted by the Long Beach schools in 1994 spurred President Clinton in 1996, then seeking reelection, to promote uniforms as one of his educational reforms in the campaign. Uniform makers such as Landsend provided additional support. Clinton was more successful getting the educational establishment to look at uniform policies than he was with his other major initiative of school choice.

Most of the pro-uniform arguments early on were based on anecdotes and opinions. Articles were written about how uniforms or dress codes would improve schooling without any data-driven studies.

Many early studies were done based on the perception of school uniforms. These surveys of teachers, parents and other interested parties boil down to concluding that students in uniforms look nice and so must be nice. Where correlations were attempted, no evidence was found of improvements caused by uniforms to school environments.

Of the studies that attempted to measure the effectiveness of uniforms in improving schools, many were small-scale and had flawed methodology. A widely cited study of the Long Beach system by Stanley (1996) did show vast improvements in various areas of conduct after the imposition of uniforms, but Stanley herself said her study did not adjust for other factors such as improved security. In contrast, two national studies, Brunsma and Rockquemore (1998) and Educational Testing Service (2000) came up with different results. "These studies have found no evidence that uniforms affect student achievement, behavioral incidents, violent offenses, attendance, or substance use." The ETS study found two factors to "reduce school violence: 1) enforcement of severe punishments for violations, and 2) limiting student movements during the school day through a set of security procedures." [p.49]

A second study by Brunsma (2004) is presented in his book. It was "conducted using nationally representative samples of elementary, middle, and high school students as well as the results of several case studies." [p.107] He concludes about educational outcomes such as academic achievement, truancy, pro-school attitudes, and preparedness: "School uniform policies do not significantly affect students' educational outcomes and, in some cases, they may be more harmful than previously thought." [p.154] His negative finding was a small but statistically lower level of tested reading scores. On behavioral and social outcomes, his study concluded "uniform policies have no significant impact on measures of self-esteem in middle or high schools. Second, uniform policies have no effect on elementary, middle, or high school students' measures of locus of control and other strategies of psychological coping. Third, switching from schools without policies to schools with policies has no impact on these social-psychological outcomes. Fourth, uniforms do not help us understand behavioral problems at school." [p.176]

An overall concern he has about uniform policies or very restrictive dress codes is they are often implemented with little parent involvement. Since parent involvement in the schools is a factor he considers important to educational outcomes, he considers any alienation of parents to be risky. Similarly, he says very restrictive policies and enforcement puts in jeopardy pro-school attitudes among students and peers.

This work, another in Greenhill/Stackpole's excellent uniform series, comprises 125 good clear photos with captions, illustrating and describing all the uniforms and individual equipment of the famous WWII U.S. Third Army.
The photos are well chosen and show the soldiers in combat as well as more mundane pursuits. The reader may be surprised to see that, contrary to myth, neckties are not much in evidence, and a number of men didn't mind being photographed wearing the woolen cap, whether Old Blood And Guts liked it or not. A valuable addition to the record, and useful for those who were not around at the time and want to see how the soldier actually looked.

(The "score" rating is an ineradicable feature of the page. This reviewer does not "score" books.)

I had to say I loved the view into history that this book gave me. I also happen to be into the equipemnt of the G.I. This is THE book for that. It has over a 100 pictures that show what Patton's GIs really looked like during their epic campaign across Europe. The author is very good at pointing out details in uniforms and equipment on every picture. From types of boots and undergarmnents, he has a great eye. This book will stay in my library.

A trasure trove of pictures that show what Patton's GIs really looked like during their epic campaign across Europe. Although the there are some mistakes in the captions (Omar Bradley and Courtney Hodges are misidentified in one picture), the author makes up for them by frequently pointing out details in uniforms and equipment that the casual reader would miss. For anyone interested in the WWII GI and his gear, this little book is a must.

This book is very valuable for any Sunday School teacher. The great value is given by the included free CD-ROM which can be used to prepare excellent aids for the lesson.

The book arrived on schedule. In great condition. I am very happy with this purchase. I do plan on buying more items from this seller.

I ordered and paid for this item on September 11, 2008. It is December 15, 2008, and it never arrived even though I was told by the shipper that it was sent weeks ago. I cannot recommend "soapiebubbles" since he has not delivered the book.

I am awaiting word from Amazon as to whether my credit card was credited as requested. Thus far Amazon has not responded to verify that a credit was issued.

Paula Ray

Not the usual Bluebook everyone thinks about when we hear this name. This book is the bible for ALL legal writing. It shows you exactly how to research a case, cite a case, shepardize a case, annotate a case and spells out exactly what should be contained in a legal review. It is easy to learn and follow. You may get lucky, some might come tabbed out for you already, but if it doesn't it is really easy to tab out. The BlueBook is also versatile. It can be applied in the field of Justice all the way up to Torts.

Legal writing is a living, breathing monster with its own meanings, undertones, etc. Be that as it may, it is also very exact, precise and to the point--no room for fluff. For someone who likes to tell a story, like me, that can be hard to grasp. This book is excellent to help w/ the art of legal writing. It too is exact, to the point, and brief. It keeps me from straying from the subject, helps me integrate the law into a discussion of the matter at hand and helps me focus on the main issue I'm trying to convey.

Once you learn how to use this book you won't want to let it go. It is really not that expensive at all. If you have the time to hunt for a used book in a student book store, you may even get it cheaper. Just make sure you get the current edition!

Good luck!
Monica