At age four our daughter, Julie, attended a precious preschool called Little People’s Place.   It was a very special place where learning and play mixed perfectly and Julie loved it. One day, after dropping Julie off at school, I got a phone call from her teacher, Mrs. Jan; she said she had something she wanted to tell me when I picked Julie up that afternoon.  She left me in total suspense and all day my curiosity ran wild.  When at last I got to the school that afternoon, Mrs. Jan had been watching for me and pulled me aside when I walked through the door.  She said she could…