The problem with these field trips is that they are really a television production in progress. The adults and kids are being told where to go, what to do and sometimes what to say. There is also dub ins when they want to embellish even more. So, I don't see where socialization can happen. Strangers are going to stare sadly without the show, so what they are doing with continuing the show is creating more stares from crowds of strangers and isolation for the kids. So, instead of going on this pirate ship, meeting other families and letting the kids play together, they are actually at work and have a bodyguard to keep people at a distance.