The teacher who says she lost her soul when she began to dislike a student, then explains how she got it back. If you got some thoughts on the topic, send an E-mail to NEA Today to explain who you are and what you'd like to write. My Turn columns are about 600 words long in final form. Drafts may be as long as 1,000 words. Don't be afraid to be controversial.
Humorous columns are extremely difficult to pull off successfully.
And you're better off submitting poems to other publications. NEA Today wants to publish a wide variety of views. If you haven't seen your experience reflected in NEA Today , by all means, think about proposing a My Turn topic. You can propose a column idea or send in a draft column anytime during the school year or summer. Electronically , in a text-only format.