Yeah, it always seemed a bit silly in the basic biology class to have dissection in the first place. The only real benefit I saw in it was, like you said, learning how to dissect in general. A useful skill for later on, but not something that taught anything preserved samples and good photography couldn't.

I mean it's cool to see how things connect, how the organs are shaped in reality, but it was a shit ton of time and resources for basic biology class where you could have spent the same resources for more general knowledge. Save the dissection for AP classes, or anatomy, or courses like that, where it's going to really be useful.