The Conversation: Dropping NCEA level 1 media studies a big mistake in era of misinformation 4 Feb, 2021 12:48 AM 6 minutes to read Along with several other subjects, secondary school media studies will be dropped from the level 1 NCEA curriculum from 2023. Photo / 123RF Along with several other subjects, secondary school media studies will be dropped from the level 1 NCEA curriculum from 2023. Photo / 123RF Other OPINION: Primary and secondary school teachers engage with students who are constantly on devices — consuming, sharing and jointly creating texts, photos, videos and memes. Across social media, hate speech, conspiracy threads and health disinformation swamp evidence-based material. Fabrications and fragmentations of reality cannot be challenged in real time.