The vision statements of government colleges

As a student i read those vision statements embossed on metal plates and nailed onto college walls. To my knowledge the objective behind objectives being displayed is to make people aware that the institution is focused on those issues and is constantly in pursuit of delivering quality.
The funny part is, they all read alike in all the institutions. So even if they have copied, u cant make out. After all, who reads those vision statements 'that' carefully.

Being a part of government run higher education system now, i uncontrollably think about why or what difference has the metal plate made to the institution i studied or the one i am working with.

It certainly can make an impression on parents visiting the college, but that doesn't matter now a days. Does it?

I am strictly criticizing only the government run institutions! The colleges, the schools ( worst affected) and all sorts of educational institution.


The one thing even you will agree with is that 'no one is interested in those visions, neither the parents nor the students and the institutions are far from believing it'.

I am no genius, but i conjecture this:

First thing: visions are long term goals. visions are not results of mathematical calculations only. visions are realization upon which the dedicated individuals constituting the institution work upon. the fruit of a realized vision then comes lately in assortments.

Second : why would an average parent care about the vision ( that has to be realized yet) of any institution? that also a government run college? (Wealthy children go to wealthy institutions with realized visions. Money still is the key to better education dude.)Today in between the jungle of colleges, for a parent the institution is just an authority that is authorized to certify their child and entitle him a Bachelor of 'anything'. Still the notion that a 'degree' will land their child in a good job exists deeply within certain section of society. Who cares about the vision!


Third: the impression of vision statements on students. it certainly impressed me when i first read a few plates at my college as student. but after reading, it was difficult to comprehend, it became difficult to correlate the action with the visions. and still it is the case with many like me. but the ones who have never read the vision statement fully in their entire academic career constitute the major part, which does involve the ones with academic excellence too. The excellence thus is not supported by enthusiasm nurtured by visions of institution but by obtuse competition that only depends on limited parameters to evaluate excellence.