**This was a guest post I had written for curriculum.org.  It was my first guest post!** Teaching three years in a public primary school and the previous two years in a private middle school, I’ve gotten the chance to spend time in two very different classroom environments.  I noticed that the main thing that really affected the ability for students to connect not only with the class content, but with each other and with me, was the culture that was developed in the classroom.  I view culture as the the overall vibe and mood of the room; what are the…