Lonely? Really?

My first reaction to the idea of "The Lonely Profession" is one of shock. I'm not too sure about my  elementary and middle school days, but I do remember teachers popping in and out of their colleagues classrooms throughout high school. I always remember other teachers coming in to my classroom to ask my teacher about random things, from last weekend's football game to that day's weather. Looking back however, I realized that they weren't talking about anything that had to do with teaching. At least from what I saw. It was good that they were social with each other, but perhaps they should have been sharing teaching ideas. I also do not remember seeing any new teachers interact this way, they were always more experienced ones. I found the discussion of Web 2.0 tools in collaborative projects the most interesting part of the article. Using these tools, teachers can remain connected to not only other teachers in the school, but teachers around the world. These tools allow teachers to keep in contact more easily, particularly due to conflicting schedules and, in the case of international teachers, conflicting time zones.