About Me
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My name is David Wiebe and I am currently a Grade 7 teacher in the River East Transcona School Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I feel fortunate to have a career where I can encourage children to explore their passions and interests through inquiry and creation. I want to move children from compliance to empowerment, where they have the knowledge and skills to take their education into their own hands. I want to create safe learning environments where they can make mistakes freely without fear of social repercussions. I look forward to learning alongside my students, where I can play a part in the moulding of good people, and stoke the curiosity of all learners.
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My own passions include disc golf, board games, singing, teaching, reading, listening to podcasts, and spending time with my family. I married my high school sweetheart, Andrea (@andreajdehaan on Instagram), 6 years after we pretended to get married in a production of Fiddler on the Roof. She loves baking bread and is the best person I know. Now we have a kind-hearted and precocious 9 year old named Kaia.