I think that is wise. It is a gamble for me not to make him do a full text or even 2/3, but I have to gamble in the direction that is best for us emotionally. Plus, I have come to realize that most of the things I have feared in my life are not nearly as bad as they seem. If I don't do all the traditional stuff in high school with my son, he will not be a homeless bum. He is a good, intelligent young man and I need to throw my fears away.
I so feel your pain and we are only in Physical Science with my middle dd. I hate chemical equations and balancing them. I literally loathe labs. I am sure we will blow up the kitchen before the end of the year. I try to put on a brave face and help my dd with it, but honestly I want to just scream you are never going to use this...I really want to scream it...but I don't. I have a mantra that I say in my head over and over....it is only 1 year...it is only 1 year...you survived it before...you can survive it again...
I know where you are coming from....I homeschooled my two dds and now I homeschool 3 of my dgc...but back to the you will never use this issue. My oldest dd used to tell me she would never use algebra in real life. But now she is the divorced mom of 3 and is candle and soapmaker...all her own formulas. So not only did she end up using algebra but also chemistry.