A few weeks ago I spoke at Immaculata Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, on an unusual topic, or at least an unusual combination of topics: “Hobbits, Classical Education and Down Syndrome”. The idea for such a title was not mine but was suggested to me by my hosts. As one who speaks regularly on hobbits and on classical education, I was comfortable with this aspect of the talk, and as the father of a son with Down Syndrome, I am impassioned about the third ingredient of the topic. Those wondering how I managed to meld these three apparently disparate topics into one hopefully seamless talk, might want to watch the video of the talk, which has just been uploaded at this link: