I too went through all of high school without ever stepping into a chemistry lab or performing any experiments of any kind. Portuguese classes were agonisingly

I too went through all of high school without ever stepping into a chemistry lab or performing any experiments of any kind. Portuguese classes were agonisingly boring and devoid of practical use. No choice of basic or advanced topics were allowed, everyone studies “advanced everything” and to fail one single subject meant you had to fail and re-do the entire year.