Linda Mauro Stoll

BCIT and Reading Teacher/Neshaminy School District

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

"My name's Raymond. I'm 73. I work the parking lot at St. Joseph's Hospital. Minimum wage, orange vest, a whistle I barely use. Most people don't even look at me. I'm just the old man waving cars into spaces.
But I see everything.

Like the black sedan that circled the lot every morning at 6 a.m. for three weeks. Young man driving, grandmother in the passenger seat. Chemotherapy, I figured. He'd drop her at the entrance, then spend 20 minutes hunting for parking, missing her appointments.

One morning, I stopped him. "What time tomorrow?"
"6:15," he said, confused.
"Space A-7 will be empty. I'll save it."
He blinked. "You... you can do that?"
"I can now," I said.

Next morning, I stood in A-7, holding my ground as cars circled angrily. When his sedan pulled up, I moved. He rolled down his window, speechless. "Why?"
"Because she needs you in there with her," I said. "Not out here stressing."
He cried. Right there in the parking lot.

Word spread quietly. A father with a sick baby asked if I could help. A woman visiting her dying husband. I started arriving at 5 a.m., notebook in hand, tracking who needed what. Saved spots became sacred. People stopped honking. They waited. Because they knew someone else was fighting something bigger than traffic.
But here's what changed everything, A businessman in a Mercedes screamed at me one morning. "I'm not sick! I need that spot for a meeting!"

"Then walk," I said calmly. "That space is for someone whose hands are shaking too hard to grip a steering wheel."

He sped off, furious. But a woman behind him got out of her car and hugged me. "My son has leukemia," she sobbed. "Thank you for seeing us."

The hospital tried to stop me. "Liability issues," they said. But then families started writing letters. Dozens. "Raymond made the worst days bearable." "He gave us one less thing to break over."

Last month, they made it official. "Reserved Parking for Families in Crisis." Ten spots, marked with blue signs. And they asked me to manage it.

But the best part? A man I'd helped two years ago, his mother survived, came back. He's a carpenter. Built a small wooden box, mounted it by the reserved spaces. Inside? Prayer cards, tissues, breath mints, and a note,

"Take what you need. You're not alone. -Raymond & Friends"
People leave things now. Granola bars. Phone chargers. Yesterday, someone left a hand-knitted blanket.
I'm 73. I direct traffic in a hospital parking lot. But I've learned this: Healing doesn't just happen in operating rooms. Sometimes it starts in a parking space. When someone says, "I see your crisis. Let me carry this one small piece."

So pay attention. At the grocery checkout, the coffee line, wherever you are. Someone's drowning in the little things while fighting the big ones.

Hold a door. Save a spot. Carry the weight no one else sees.
It's not glamorous. But it's everything."

Let this story reach more hearts....

Credit: Mary Nelson

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Dear Parents—your child doesn’t need to be the smartest in the class, the best on the field, or the most talented in the room.
But they do need to be teachable.

We’ve raised a generation that can Google every answer, but too many are forgetting how to listen, respect, and learn.
Being teachable isn’t about grades or intelligence—it’s about humility. It’s about realizing you don’t know everything and being willing to grow when someone tries to help you.

As parents, we don’t need to raise perfect kids.
We need to raise kids who can take feedback without falling apart.
Who can apologize.
Who can show respect even when they disagree.
Who can be corrected without becoming combative.

Because teachability will take them further than talent ever will.

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

Yes!

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

As more students pursue dual enrollment programs – earning college credit while still in high school – community colleges are playing a big part!

Learn more about the power of community colleges to prepare students for their future: https://t.co/n9y0WlGhpG #CommunityCollegeMonth

[Linda Mauro Stoll @MauroStoll]

I made a donation to @ChildrensPhila! Will you join me in supporting CHOP? https://t.co/UoBUfqk3MM

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Just like baseball, education is a team effort! #OpeningDay

[TCEA @TCEA]

Friendly Reminder 💙

#teacherlife #sundaymorning

[Kylene Beers @KyleneBeers]

When AJ Brown started reading, I started yelling at hubby, "Take his picture!!!" Thanks to AJ for showing kids that players are readers and readers are leaders. And thanks to ⁦@Eagles⁩ for letting your players read when and where they choose. This Texan says, "Go Eagles!"

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

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[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

Important. 🍨

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

PSA: 📣
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[La Salle Men’s Basketball @LaSalle_MBB]

What was @SportsCenter’s top play from yesterday?

Yep. Sure was.

#Authenticity | @KhalilBrantley | #GoExplorers🔭

[edutopia @edutopia]

Rather than forbid students to use artificial intelligence, English teacher @sscoffield1 shows them how they can use it in ways that support their learning.

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[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

So true! 🙌

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Love this! 🧡

[Drew Davis @drewdavis71]

Jason Kelce leading an Eagles chant on the beach in Sea Isle City yesterday

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

This! 🙌

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Let Summer Begin Giveaway! Just retweet for a chance to win some inspirational reading for this summer! Winner will be announced Wednesday at 8pm
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[🅹🅸🅼 🅶🅾🆂🆂🅴🆁 @Jim_Gosser]

Getting some experience with E-sports before the end of the year @PSELesports @Neshaminy_SD #RocketLeague @MP_MrSokol