Daily Herald – Claire Warnick
“Ben Carson is an internationally-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon and a prominent politician. He holds degrees from Yale and Johns Hopkins Medical School and his professional success is impressive. But Carson wasn’t always a stellar student. His autobiography, “Gifted Hands,” recounts how he struggled in school as a child. What changed his path? In the book, he said it was because his mother asked him to read at least two books a week. While Carson was hesitant at first, believing “that rule was impossible,” his interest in reading and his performance in school quickly improved. In the book, he explains that he started doing better not just in reading, but in all subjects…Reading prepares students for success in any subject, partly because every subject involves written instructions or information. But on a more fundamental level, reading leads the way to success because it changes the very structure of our minds.”(more)