December
SESSION THREE
I want to get just a few more questions in before break.
Question six: What would you like your legacy to be? If you could only teach us—or your students—one thing, what would it be?
It would be to challenge yourself. Let the world move you. Make something of your own, something new.
Sounds like a Hallmark card.
Miranda—
Fine. Can you be more specific?
Okay, well, this student I had when I was teaching high school Spanish—Camilla. She made her own time travel machine from cardboard when we read A Wrinkle in Time. Or the way you and your sister have made videos, written songs, how you feel when you are making Yearbook, how your mom feels when she’s making art, or me, making a costume. Just in the zone. Stay true to your art, your passion. I would want you to remember that.
Why?
Because the world can be a confusing, scary place, Miranda. Not everything will make sense. But you can control your choices. You can control your creations. It can help make the world feel manageable. I see you struggling—
Question seven: What would you put in a time capsule to represent your life?
(Laughs) That’s a ridiculous question.
Dad. Just answer it.
I don’t know. A copy of Don Quixote. A chess piece. A feather.