You must be fun at parties

Whenever someone asks me what my secret is to my own weight loss I'm always sort of at a loss for words. Because, like, eat less, move more? That's it. That's the whole secret

Which comment are you referring to?

Deliberately exaggerating your symptoms in order to avoid doing things also falls under malingering

It's not happening quickly and actively enough because people are used to instant gratification, as in they point out a problem (without actively being part of the solution) and expect it to happen immediately. Which is fine, but also keep in mind that there's a a bigger picture to take into consideration.
These are fairly recent changes, with, as I've mentioned before, too few people taking an interest in becoming new generation teachers. Older generation teachers are already used to the rote learning methods that, to them, were proven to be effective in getting their students to remember things.
And because there are too few new generation teachers and many older generation teachers already in place, I'm sure you can understand why it may take some time to replace an old system with an entirely new system.
You are absolutely welcome complain that it isn't happening quickly enough, you have every right to. But if you have to at least take all aspects into consideration

The thing you suggested is already being done :)

...that is literally what "holistic approach" means.

As long as you TRY to be better*