how would you describe ben carson when he was still a young boy?

Ben was a curious and intellectual boy. He loved his parents. He was devastated when his father left the family. He was further crushed when he discovered that his father had another family. Though working three jobs at a time, Sonya is a task master. The boys are allowed to watch only two hours of TV a week and have to read two books each week, providing Sonya with book reports. The boys are not thrilled with the set-up but love and respect their mother and comply with her rules.