Myron Tribus Professions : EngineerBorn : October 30, 1921Died : August 31, 2016 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Myron Tribus If you try to improve the performance of a system of people, machines, and procedures by setting numerical goals for the improvement of individual parts of the system, the system will defeat your efforts and you will pay a price where you least expect it. Myron Tribus effortgoalpeople You can manage what you do not understand; but you cannot lead it. Myron Tribus manage David Langford, illustrates the difference between teaching and Myron Tribus teachingdogeducation When teachers are forced to teach to the test, students get bored and genuine education ceases, no matter what the test scores may say… The examination as a test of the past is of no value for increased learning ability. Like all external motivators, it can produce a short term effect, but examinations for the purpose of grading the past do not hook a student on learning for life. Myron Tribus boredteacherpast Knowledge without know-how is sterile. We use the word academic in a pejorative sense to identify this limitation. Myron Tribus academicuseknowledge The central activity of engineering, as distinguished from science, is the design of new devices, processes and systems. Myron Tribus engineeringdesignprocess Quality in education is what makes learning a pleasure and a joy. Myron Tribus learningteachingjoy Similar Authors Alan Mulally engineer Bruce White engineer Augustin-Jean Fresnel engineer Arthur Rudolph engineer Aron Ralston engineer Anousheh Ansari engineerAll Authors
