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USING POINTS AND EXAMPLES FROM THE PASSAGE, EXPLAIN HOW 
THE CONCEPT OF ZERO-SUM GAMES IS RELATED TO THE STUDY OF 
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. 
 
 
WRITING 
 
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Listen to the passage. On a piece of paper, take notes on the main points of the 
listening passage.
(Professor) 
Although the reading passage makes some convincing arguments, its 
logic is somewhat flawed. Let’s examine the arguments more closely. 
First of all, although parents would have more control over the 
curriculum, what the reading neglects to mention is that the curriculum 
that all schools have to follow has been designed by education experts, 

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who have years of experience and a vast knowledge in their field. In 
addition, the reading fails to mention that creating a curriculum that is 
challenging and stimulating can be very difficult and time-consuming. 
Plus, parents have to make sure that all materials comply with standards 
and requirements set forth by the Department of Education. This is not 
as easy as it may seem. 
Second, although it is true that parents get to spend a lot more quality 
time with their children when they are homeschooled, children who are 
educated at home have few opportunities to socialize with their peers. 
Children learn a great deal from interacting with others of the same age. 
By keeping their children out of school, parents may end up seriously 
hindering their young ones’ ability to be proficient in all of the important 
social skills that make them happy, well-rounded people. Going to school 
should be seen as a means of children becoming well-rounded people 
who can become thriving members of society. 
Lastly, even though being bullied is never something any of us wants to 
go through, by not allowing children to have to cope with this kind of 
unpleasant situation, parents unwittingly raise children who are unable to 
deal with the stresses that sometimes accompany social interaction. To 
put it simply, if parents are overprotective, their children will not be given 
the opportunity to learn the proper coping mechanisms when life gets a 
little rough. They’ll grow up to be maladjusted adults who will tend to 
overreact to any negative interaction with others, which is something that 
we all have to deal with as adults.
Now answer the following question: