‘We are all kids in the age of AI’: Trevor Noah teaches 5th graders — and learns a few things himself

lastmansurfing
Dec 11, 2025
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The students in Mr. Yavorski’s 5th grade computer science class at Ardmore Elementary School didn’t recognize their guest instructor Monday morning. Most of them had been watching the Disney Channel, not The Daily Show, during his years as host.

Trevor Noah prefers it that way.

“Kids don’t know me at all, which I love — it’s my favorite thing ever,” he explained afterward. “They aren’t responding to me because of celebrity, and I’m not responding to them from a position of celebrity. It’s just us in a room.”