Last month's poll asked, "If given the opportunity, would you try telecommuting? Why or why not?"

Here is a summary of how you responded:

	Number of Responses	Response Ratio
Yes	13	54%
No	11	46%
TOTAL	24	100%

Many of you provided thought-provoking comments and insights:

• More time with family
• I would do this, in part, because my commute is very long. Not spending 2 hours a day on the road might make me more productive.
• It would let me get more affordable housing without requiring me to spend lots of time commuting.
• I would probably be more productive
• I moved 2 years ago to a location 165 miles from the college, though I maintain an apartment 1/2 hour from campus. I am near retirement to my new home and feel this can be a bridge activity. Secondly, I see the possibility of continuing meaningful teaching work online after formal retirement.
• For the same reason I believe distance learning is not as valuable as being part of the "community of scholars." Being physically present may result in more distractions but it also keeps one in the loop, is more likely to result in unscheduled hallway conversations about education and makes us accessible in a qualitatively different way than the kind of accessibility people talk about online.
• I'm very comfortable working in my own space and with the various technologies that make telecommuting workable.
• I currently telecommunicate when on the road and on weekends. There are times when working from home would be more productive. I don't think I could telecommunicate on a full time basis.
• My course requires a lab component.
• I would love the convenience, but I know that isn't my teaching style. Much of my teaching is based on those "intangibles" in the classroom: body language, "eye" language, the question that's hanging above the head but not asked, and even the question behind the question being asked (where the student asks one question but obviously has a different question in mind). I don't think teaching would be enjoyable for me if it wasn't for those things; perhaps I'd retire.
• School administration is a very people-oriented profession. I do not believe you can teach/assess the skills needed to prepare quality public school administrators if you are not face-to-face.
• Avoid the many time-wasting activities on campus, learn new skills, and focus on other parts of my life than campus life.
• I've experienced it and found it truly rewarding. I was able to fully concentrate on students from my home office and when I went to attend meetings and functions, my view was fully focused there. It was ideal and eliminated the need to taking sick days or time off for family emergencies. I was able to work around them and the students never even knew if I was traveling or had a conflict.
• I believe personal contact with students is extremely important. There are so many visual cues that can be picked and contibute to the student-teacher relationship when there is face to face contact.
• I believe it's important for faculty to be on campus some of the time to participate in campus functions, and service and to contribute to engendering community.