a lot of kids are still very immature and act out for attention, the attention part is mostly their fault, it’s probably the only moment he receives it. a way this could be manage or help control this is by incorporating rewards for the 5th-7th and by the time they’re in 8th, a majority would already be matured. A way to get them to love the learning would be making easier ways to learn something, no one likes learning a hard topic in a hard way