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Even the kids that love learning end up loving video games etc. The key question is, how do we utilize the things that kids seem to innately love to help forward the education process? I think that games that "teach" are a step in the right direction. I provided a link below to Salman Khans TED talk about utilizing video to transform education. -Check it out. Oh, and beating kids is probably a bad idea as a motivational tool.
Games are a great idea. They are dynamic and mimic the "real world" that the kids ask about so often. "When will we ever use this in the "real world?"
Kids need acceptance. "I know you did not choose your parents. That's cool with me. Here's something you may want to consider when you swear each time you enter my class..."
Beating kids. Not good. We can only get people to do what they want to do. Coercive measures to get kids to attend school, leads kids to have a negative view of school and teachers throughout their lives. Could be part of the reason we have such a societal negativity toward teachers. School should be seen as an opportunity not an obligation.