[[WMG: The Field Trip was really a Holodeck Simulation preformed by members of the Enterprise.]]
Hence why the kids acted like adults and followed Marissa's orders, because they really aren't kids, but officers who are just simulating what would happen had a ship crashed on a deserted planet. This also explains why Picard was not so awkward around the kids, [[BrokenRecord because they weren't kids]]. [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation The Kobayashi Maru]] test was just the officers saying "screw it" and deciding to return to a basic, unwinnable scenario. Hence why the abrupt end.
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