Love of Heritage – Where Does It Begin?

I do contract work in post-secondary education, and have the opportunity to meet some bright, articulate, and interesting students. Many have a clear sense of direction and purpose, which was established several years before they started college or university.  Which brings me to wonder if the love of, and appreciation 1-IMG_5349 old desk smallfor, heritage structures begins much earlier in life?  We spend much of our time trying to convince grown-ups how important this is, often with little success, so perhaps we need to divert some energies to speaking with younger people in primary and secondary schools.