Re: Success Criteria 3.1.5 violates academic freedom on my opinion and could not be practiced by universities.

Hello Wayne and all,
I have also concerns about this success criterion, as I think, it is 
difficult to evaluate what is the lower secondary education level. I 
wonder if this level is the same in any country. How can this be adapted 
to another country than the US? How is this level specified?
Best
Sylvie

Wayne Dick a écrit :
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> 3.1.5 Reading Level: When text requires reading ability more advanced 
> than the lower secondary education level, supplemental content, or a 
> version  that does not require reading ability more advanced than the 
> lower secondary education level, is available. (Level AAA) How to Meet 
> 3.1.5 Understanding 3.1.5
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> I am not sure that a posting of, poetry, creative writing, philosophy, 
> physics, biochemistry, statistics or mathematics that required first 
> and second year work university work in the given major could be 
> expressed at a lower secondary educational level.  If we adopt this 
> criteria then the instructional materials of advanced courses can 
> never meet Level AAA.  Do we want to create a level that an entire 
> sector cannot meet?
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> I think we should create some exception language like:  unless 
> material cannot be simplified or the intent of the writing is to use 
> language in specific ways.
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> This is dangerously close to censorship, and we never know how it 
> could be used.
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