The many changes we have observed in the world today are all because of the geniuses of man. Nothing beats education because it is the best weapon for a man to succeed in life. It is the first thing to do for a man to acquire knowledge he can use to invent something he likes doing, to create something he likes creating and to design something he wants to give life.
There could never be scientist, teachers, engineers, lawyers, architects and all other profession without education. Since education is a process of learning something beneficial to mankind, education changes the ignorance of man to many things in life. Without it man could live a miserable life.
Here are basic pointers why education is very important for everyone to succeed in life. This would also help you realize how education could become a good tool to fight ignorance and poverty?

1.Education liberates people from ignorance. Through educating ourselves we can learn many things in life. Like for instance if you learn mathematics. It is very easy for you to subtract, add, multiply and divide numbers. However, imagine yourself to be an ignorant person. You know nothing and you cannot enjoy life to the fullest. You can have money but you will never know how to add or subtract them from your expenses. You will be living a mediocre life.
2.Education liberates man from the bondage of poverty. Many less fortunate in life have become more courageous they would finish their respective careers when they saw that education could change the whole perspective of their lives. When they saw this opportunity it becomes easy for them to dream big despite limited finances. This is why many students work as student assistants in schools, why many work part time jobs just to augment their education. The opportunity makes them realize that education can help them become successful people in the future and enjoy a very rewarding career.
3.Education makes things happen. Of course because of education many things happen in the universe where we live. Thanks to the geniuses of man that never stops. People continue to reap the many wonderful works of man. This is especially in the modern times where technology is helping people to do many things. Life for instance the computers. Many officer workers finish their jobs ahead of time and make their work easier as compared to the past decades when computers are not yet available. People can easily make contact with their relatives abroad because of computers too. The email which is now widely used as a good communication tool is now serving millions of people all over the globe. Messages are delivered in just minutes unlike in the past years when exchanges of letters from a country to another country would take three months before it could reach to the recipients.
4.Education makes dreams realized. Many professionals have reached their respective goals in life after they finish their education. Many people are now living a happy and very contented lifestyle although in the past they live miserable lives. This is the wonders that education is making to many people of the world.