Student Success Statement 

• 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 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. It depends upon how hard I want to work, and I decided that I would change."

Dr. Ben Carson

Reflection: This quote is saying that most things in life are a choice and that poverty is one of them. If you try you can always get away from it you just got to work hard.