So anyways, can we agree science classes should stop focusing on memorizing "facts" and switch almost completely to problem solving, rational interpretation, and KNOWING HOW TO READ A GRAPH?

Re: nobody could have taught a class a year ago about COVID-19. We didn't have the facts, and they are changing daily.
But we could have taught how to call bullshit on bad stats and hyperbolic statements. We could have taught about how to understand and fact-check research