Education is the best legacy, and it is the only gift that can be given to children by their parents that cannot be taken from them.
The role and the importance of education cannot be overlooked in our society.
This reminds me of a song that they usually sang for us while I was in primary school.
If you read your book, the sound of your
shoe would be heard, and if you did not
read your book, the sound of your shoe
would not be heard by anyone.
Yoruba translation:
Bí o bá kàwé re, bàtà ré á dún kókokà,
Bí ò bà kàwé bàtà ré á dún perere nílè.
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The introduction of Western education has helped our society to progress in terms of technology, health care, and infrastructural facilities, and it also helped us to be able to think beyond the box as an educated person, unlike the illiterate ones.
Education, they said, is the key to success. The impact of education cannot be sidelined in the journey to success.
There is no successful man without a background or knowledge of education in our society.
Education is the background to success.
Education has helped every individual to be able to identify themselves in the aspect of skill development, and it has helped them to find a solution to problems through their thinking and experience as a professional in their area of specialization.
Every individual has been successful in their different career and it has helped to be stable in their career and a good job with a good salary.
Education also has an impact on the nation as it helps the nation to produce good, and vibrant leaders who would be able to lead the nation to prosperity and achieve their dream.
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Education has helped people to be independent and they can stand against poverty through their creativity and innovation.
The introduction of Western education in Nigeria has liberated people from financial instability, and it has helped the nation improve in times of security architecture, technology, creativity, and national development.
Through education, many people have been suspended, and they were able to influence their community and environment positively in times of development.
Education has helped people succeed in their businesses as it helps them to have a good business plan and how to navigate through the hard times of their business.
It also helped people to be successful in leadership responsibility, financial stability, personal growth and development, and technological innovation.
These, through the knowledge of education, have been helping every individual to be successful in their different careers.
The saying that, education is the key to success should not be reversed.
An adages said that,a child that lacks education will be slave to his mates in the future.