The coolest new way to quiet students comes straight from Beyoncé’s “Renaissance World Tour.” The “mute challenge” has taken over social media, with attendees at Beyoncé’s concert competing for the unofficial title of being the quietest crowd during her performance of “Energy.” After she sings the lyrics, “Look around, everybody on mute,” Beyoncé, her performers and the thousands in the crowd all freeze, with the goal of achieving silence in the stadium.
Muhammad says she explained the concept to her class once — and they nailed it on the first try. 'Once I did it, they were silent — you could hear a pin drop,' Muhammad says. 'I didn't have to go over it a million times with them, I really built a rapport with them ... They are so eager to learn always, and so anytime I'm trying to do something fun of course they're going to be engaged and want to do it.