OT tricking into liking to learn was new start

Ryan Z wrote:

> I work alot with inner city and homeless youth
> tutoring them. One of the things that totally amaze
> me is how intelligent a kid can be when given the
> proper stimulus. So many kids are taught in the inner
> cities through their environment that school is a
> waste of time, as is reading and that street smarts
> and athletic ability is all you need. Once you can
> convince them (or more often trick them) into liking
> to learn, their intelligence comes out.
>
> Ryan

Sorry for going off topic, but I am curious, how do you go about
tricking them into liking to learn ?

Brett