Ben Carson

• ·       Born in the slums of Detroit, in deep poverty
• ·       His mother and father divorced
• ·       His mother came from a family of 24 children
• ·       His mother couldn’t read
• ·       His mother raised Ben and his brother, Curtis
• ·       Ben was the worst student in his grade class
• ·       Ben becomes top student in his school
• ·       Ben becomes a world renowned doctor

Student Success Statement

A Choice: Poverty or Prosperity

“I hated poverty. Poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and I can change that (poverty). It depends upon how hard I wanted to work, and decided that I would change it.”

Dr. Ben Carson

Reflection: I think this quote is saying that poverty is something you can get out of once you finish school and do something that you going to be in life but you have to work hard and get something good out of it. I personally think that poverty isn’t something you want it is something you get because you don’t decide what family you wants to be born in but once you here in earth and get a career you can get