I mean, that's pretty much the entire point of Montessori school and various "lifestyle of learning" types of educational programs
I think huge swathes of the information that we force feed our children in school is mostly forgotten or un-used.
I was homeschooled as a kid, and my parents let me basically stop school at the age of 11. I was interested in computers, and by the age of 13 I had a job as a programmer, and by the age of 16 I was employed full time. I ended up going back and studying for my GED (passed it with a 98%) when I was 17 (because my parents said I couldn't get a car until I passed the GED at least).
One of my other siblings didn't even learn to read competently until the age of 10. He now has a college degree, owns a huge house, and makes six figures.
Kids are a lot more resilient than people give them credit for, and the most sure-fire way to make kids hate learning is to force them to do it.