I think learning comes naturally to all of us when we are trying to find an answer or solve a problem. Perhaps a good way to interest kids in math is to offer

I think learning comes naturally to all of us when we are trying to find an answer or solve a problem. Perhaps a good way to interest kids in math is to offer them the opportunity to make something that actually requires learning some math. Let them try to empirically do something that can really only be done with a formula. Show them the power! Without it, the world as we know it would not exist. If you're really motivated, you'll spend years seeking the answers. We should be motivating without coercing, providing tools for discovery, then just stay out of the way.