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Reading on the Frontier
Indians on Vacation by Thomas King
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Teaching adults to read. Offering learning opportunities in remote locations. Distributing books free of charge. Who could doubt that these are good things to do, or that an organization which does them is benign? In 1999, a Canadian stamp commemorating the hundredth anniversary of Frontier College (formerly the Canadian Reading Camp Association or CRCA) featured the slogan “Education for all.” In its early years, the CRCA provided travelling libraries and reading rooms for workers in mining, railway, and lumber camps, and soon began to offer evening classes in English and other basic subjects. Today, Frontier College announces itself on its website as “a national charitable literacy organization.” It outlines an admirable student-centred philosophy, emphasizing mutual learning between student and tutor, and promising that “[w]e go where people are, rather than expecting them to come to us.” Alongside this are statements of the organization’s vision: “Literacy is recognized as a human right and a driving force to empowerment and prosperity”; “We work with volunteers and community partners to give people the skills and confidence they need to reach their potential and contribute to society.” This part might give us pause. It draws on a discourse of entrepreneurial citizenship, stressing the individual’s responsibility to be self-reliant and productive, and on a narrowed definition of literacy, oriented towards training for the workplace.

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