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 can’t read
His mother raised Ben and his brother, Curtis
Ben was the worst 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 want to work, and I
decided that I would change it.”
Dr. Ben Carson
