I am definitely going to start doing my homework about home schooling. I know what you mean about junior high. I am already hearing some very unsettling things about it.
I’m a school crossing guard. (who’da thunk, right?)
On Fridays, my girls walk up with me and see all their school friends. They used to do “specials” at the school and, especially my younger one, has girls that love her. (the older one has friends at the middle school). They all whine that they want to be homeschooled.
But the point is, they can keep their friends from school and still have the benefits of sleeping til 9. You will find your stress level will drop like a stone too!
We started when our oldest was slated to begin middle school. Mr RB had a service call in a middle school one day, walked the halls during school hours, came home and announced, "Our daughter is NOT going there."
If you are woried about math, I highly recomend the cheap math workbooks from Sams, then switch to Saxon at level 56 (about 6th grade). Use the DIVE videos- they explain the concepts well, and get the solutions manual- it has the solutions, and the answers.