This entry is about my opinion about the new Alabama Code of Ethics regarding education:
Parents and students giving gifts to teachers is a way of showing appreciation and gratitude by saying "thank you" for all your hard work, dedication, and services because it takes a lot of courage and it takes a wonderful person to love this field of work knowing how hard it is. It also show that there are some people out in the world that actually care about children and their education. Some teacher's go out there way to help parents as well. Teaching is a hard work, it's not a regular 9 to 5 job. A teacher's job last day and night, 24 hours, 7 days a week, it never ends.
http://blog.al.com/live/2011/11/ethics_law_no_gift_certificate.html
http://blog.al.com/live/2011/12/expert_alabamas_ethics_law_unu.html
http://blog.al.com/live/2011/12/gift_cards_ok_for_teachers_so.html
http://blog.al.com/live/2011/12/gift_cards_ok_for_teachers_so.html#incart_mce
