It's an understatement to say that this world never happen in America.  Why?  Can you spell l-a-w-s-u-i-t?  The second little Susie got her finger singled, her parents, the teachers, principle, board of education, and the Mayor would be hit with a million dollar liability case.
 

But at Saiwaicho-daini it was just another opportunity for the students to practice cooking rice the soldier's way.  They came prepared

 with bowls, chopsticks, and condiments.  Someday soon they will go camping and pull out carbonized metal tin cans and pressure cook the national staple over a roaring fire. 

After the homeroom teachers laid out the rules and pointed out the materials and the time limits, the kids got down to business.  The activity was gender equality at its finest. The girls as well as the boys broke wood, fanned flames, and coughed from smoke inhalation. 

I enjoyed watching fires start and die from neglect, students brag on who had the best fire, and chow down on some of the crispiness rice I've ever eaten.