Scientist and author Lore Eiseley tells a story about coming upon a youth on the
                                            beach at Costabel, where the tide had washed in thousands of starfish. The youth
                                            was picking up starfish one at a time and throwing back into the sea.

                                            Eiseley told the youth that he was wasting his time because there were so many
                                            dying starfish that the youth's actions could not possibly make a difference.

                                            The youth stooped, picked up yet another starfish, and throw it into the sea.
                                            "I made a difference for that one," he said.

                                             Eiseley went back to his hotel room and thought about the youth's example. Later,
                                             he returned to the beach, where the youth was still throwing starfish back into the sea.

                                             Bending down to pick up a starfish, Eiseley said to the youth, "I understand.
                                             Call me another thrower."

                                             Teaching, like throwing starfish back into the sea, is about making a difference- one
                                             student at a time.