Motivating a "unmotivated kid"... First of all are u sure they are unmotivated.. or maybe they are trying but they just cant get it.. or maybe something is going on in their life which you dont know about and thats causing them to do bad in school.. have u just confronted them or have you actually talked about it calmly and tried to find out whats going on.. As kids grow older their social lives take a bigger role then school so i suggest you look somewhere there to find the answer to your problem.. But hey my friend drew gets paid when he aces a class... Theres some motivation any kid would love.