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 school

   Ben becomes top student in high school

   Ben becomes a world renowned doctor 

Student Success Statement

“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 that.”

Dr. Ben Carson