There was a time, going back into the annals of History when Men, Women & Children were "Measured" of "Graded" by our Achievements,Victories, Failures & Short Comings....If we were still in school it was a Test, standardized or not! This was pretty much Applied across the Board...Be it Math, Science, Writing Skills, Communication Skills, Musical, Singing, Speaking, Memory & Physical skills such as Strength, Endurance, Jumping, Running & so forth....And let be honest here there were some Areas where we ALL took a Shine to & Some we wished to Refrain from altogether....
Regardless of Talent we all had to WORK to Get Better in those areas, be that Strengths or Weaknesses....Some job applications have Tests of various kinds.....My POINT here is we All at One Time or Another had our Skills & Weaknesses Measured & Compared to OTHERS.....And it wasn't always about "Pass or Fail" Either...The Most Qualified wasn't always the Smartest, nor the Fastest.....Sometimes the "EMPHASIS" was about being Adaptable, Cohesive, Communicative or being "Well Rounded!" And while all Decisions are "Subjective" the Most Quantified Man, Woman or Child got the Nod!!!! It was Years later hat the Idea of QUOTAS was introduced ...And being honest Sometimes that IDEA Worked & Sometimes it Failed Miserably!!! Filling a Vacuum or Void, Just Because invites Failure & no it is Not the Cause of it.....