Ethics are also an issue concerning the other teachers with whom an educator works with. It is wrong to gossip about colleagues, especially, if one hopes to earn as better job, or a pay raise by cutting down their fellow workers. It is also unethical to discuss things a student may have confided in you as a teacher. Unless, of course, the student is suffering abuse or plans to commit suicide, then it is crucial to provide information about the child?s situation. I think it is acceptable for a teacher to accept gifts from children, especially around the holidays. However, this cannot affect the way the teacher treats that child. The same is true for gifts from parents. A related problem has to do with preferential treatment for athletes. Athletes are students too, and so should be treated just the same as the rest of the class.