Parents who have managed to get their elder kids into a top school feel relieved, and the old boys and girls are happy. But, to the masses without a special background, such a system of allotting school vacancies can hardly sound reasonable.

• 这样的分配法则，肯定让成功为第一个孩子报读名校的父母松了一口气，也使名校校友满心欢喜，却不见得对没有“显赫”背景的普通老百姓有合理的交代。