Once again this year, teachers of the fourth grade in the district turned their classrooms in a recording studio, and their students presented outstanding stories, interviews and comments for The task of the student podcast NPRField
Listening to these records, our judges found a lot to celebrate: from detailed reports on how the instructions for mathematics are changing, to calling for technology, to a charming and balanced discussion of the issue: who is better, children or adults?
This second year we opened a competition for fourth graders at the request of teachers throughout the country. (Student podcast -competition, for the seventh year, every year recognizes excellent podcasts Students in the fifth of eight classes, and from nine to 12)
One of our fourth grade winners last year, Emeh of Desai from the elementary school of Williams in San Jose, California, this year was our first returning champion. She won ours Grand Prix of secondary school For her podcast, Far from home – Shikata Ga NaiField
Of the applications that we received this year, our team has chosen three victorious records and two honorary references. Here is our list, in alphabetical order, the best podcasts of the fourth grade for 2025:
Winners
Students: Emma Chayan, Emma Perez and Ella Elraviv, Academy of Akton of the Bergen district in Kostasa, New Jersey,
Teacher/Sponsor: Ashley Edwards
Who is really better for – children or adults? In this busy and interesting debate, the fourth grade Ella Elraviv encounters his teacher, Mr. Edwards, in order to resolve the score once and for all. Modified by classmates, these two are discussing everyday topics, such as responsibility, rules before going to bed and whether it is possible to eat OREOS for dinner.
Ella claims that children win, because among other benefits they do not pay taxes and have funny snacks. M -EDwards protects adults, noting their freedom in order to rely on the TV and go, wherever they want. This discussion, dedicated to laughter and children's energy, explores the pros and cons of both worlds.
Student: Noah Brown, Jefferson's primary school in Union -City, New Jersey
Teacher/Sponsor: Andrew Bishop
The fourth class of Noah Brown makes a jump into the future, telling about AI and its growing role in the entertainment industry. Returning back in the 1700s, Noah looks at the history of artificial intelligence and how II is used now.
He reports that creative roles, such as script and vocal performances, remain safe jobs in Hollywood, but he notes that by 2026 more than 20% of the industry can be accepted.
Student: Alan Burvell, Waldorf school in Philadelphia in Philadelphia.
Teacher/Sponsor: Anyta Thomas
During the tour in his fourth grade class, Alana Berwell is faced with an unexpected problem: to spend three whole nights on a farm without technology. What she considered impossible becomes a funny experience connecting her classmates and animals around her. Alan finds joy in feeding cows and pigs, collecting eggs from chickens and meeting horses and lamas. Along the way, she fries marshmallows with her teachers and goes to hunt for garbage with friends.
Honorary references
Student: Finley Prechard, primary Iron Cybler in EnumClaw, Washington.
Teacher/Sponsor: Nicole Webb
The fourth class of Finley Prichard talks about the importance of the importance of adoption of pets, looking at him through animal minds. He explains that many pets are faced with euthanasia in shelters every year -not because of poor behavior, but because of irresponsible reproduction and lack of sterilization or sterilization. In this podcast, Finley emphasizes that more people adopt their pets through local animal shelters.
Times are changing, but mathematics too
Student: Kennedy Abramovitz, Eva Marshall Magnit Primary School in flagstaff, Arizona.
Teacher/Sponsor: Katie Krause
In this podcast, Kennedy Abramovitz shows that for several generations, children heard statements: “Mathematics is undoubtedly difficult these days” and “Why teachers cannot simply teach the old -fashioned path” from their parents. In this interview with the coordinator in the mathematics of her school district, Jane Jane, the fourth grade, studies how the “New Mathematics” continues to develop.
