re: Letter Sent Out by School Principal About Testing

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But I expect him to have well above average intelligence so that mastery of high school and college level math is not a high hurdle for him.

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And you just described the reason for these subjects being taught in the first place.
Is it important to know historical facts in the age of Google, maybe not, but should you be able to research, form opinions, make connections, draw conclusions?
Is it important to memorize Shakespeare or Thoreau? Unlikely. But is it important to communicate effectively, read and write with confidence, use context clues to make inferences, I’d say yes.
Is it important to be able to find the f of x? You probably will never do it again. But you will have to learn processes, problem solve, manage numbers.
And if you’re cool staying ignorant on how our planet works, then frick you.