STUDENT SUCCESS STATEMENT

Ben Carson

• Born in the slums of Detroit, in deep poverty
• His  mother and father divorced
• His mother  came from 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 class
• Ben becomes top student in his school
• Ben becomes a world renowned doctor

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

Dr. Ben Carson

Reflection: Carson is a perfect example of determination; he had nothing at all lived in poverty, rarely saw his mother, and had the lowest grades in his class. He didn’t want to stay in that situation all his life and was determined to change his life; he obtained that and is now a world renowned doctor. If you can believe it, you can achieve it; it’s only a matter of time, patients, hard work, and motivation. Be your own motivation to change your life around don’t wait for others to make you change; change for your own wellbeing and those in your family, make YOURSELF proud over all.