Where you sit in class: what it means

I sat in the back - especially for the math classes :)

Though if I liked the classes I sat in the second row. I always fell asleep in class. Or at least did the head bobbing thing.

as a teacher (who prepared students for college) I always encouraged my students to sit a the front of a class. i heard there was a correlation btw seat location and grade; I also wanted the students (who were primarily first generation college-bound and Latino) to take ownership of the classroom and not feel out of place (which is often the case when these students go off to college).

I went from a HS where there was only 1 white person in class to a college where I was often the only non-white person in class.

When I was a freshman in college, they explained to us in orientation about sitting in the "T" zone, which is the first 2 or 3 rows and then the middle section (it makes a T, get it?). They said kids who sat in the "T" tended to do better, and kids who sat in the "U" that forms with the rest of the desks didn't fare as well.

Sadly for me there was only one row. Except for electives, all of my classes had six kids (including me). But I was always the one closest to the door.

Second row for the morning classes...

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that's probably pretty accurate . i tried to be the "bring it on" guy, but it varied day to day

either the first row next to the wall or the second row in front of the board....

Always the first row!!

first row, I don't care about being the teacher's pet (because I have a life) it just puts me in the best position to get an A - I have a 3.9 average so it's been serving me well so far

What does it mean when you don't even show up?

I always try for the 3rd seat from the left in the front row. I used to do it because sitting up front forces me to pay attention. Now I think it's some kind of OCD ritual.

Whatever. We know this since elementary. "A" students in the front, B's and C's in the center, and the half-assers, clowns, D's and F's swim in the back. This aint science. Just straight up human nature.

i used to be "too cool for school"
but now im in the Mid-Center....
"BRING IT ON!"

i did well in school.

I too was a sleeper though, didnt really matter where i sat.

Damn those infomercials at 3 in the morning.

I sit all over but in the front row.

i tend to try and sit when the teachers can't see what i'm doing

front and center . and my eyes never left my professors face . i intimidated some with my manson like intensity , and some classes i should have failed i made B's in because the prof. didn't want to see me again .

I had a dedicated place in the back. No one could touch it.

Always at the back of the class, always straight A's

sat in the second row... and (still do) towards the center

i was an attentive, studious class-goer but always sat in the far back, usually against the wall -- prime location for people watching...which i would guess most likely means that i was a stalker.

I sat in each of those spots during college, it really depended on the class. Grades would be accross the board too, but could have easily gotten A's in each class. Wasn't a very committed student for every class, some instructors loved me, others hated my guts.

I was the "mid center" bring it on type. Still am!

Whatever, I still sit in the back near the exit. That way I don't have to climb over so many people to get in or out.

I always sit in the back solely because I like being able to see everyone in the class

I fell asleep in geometry class all the time, but I got an A.

It depends on the class: mid-center for classes that were interesting and nearest to the exit for classes that I was "uncommitted" to.

I'm one of the second rowers most of the time, although I don't always fall asleep. Just when I pull too many all-nighters.

The rest of the time it's the mid-row baby.

Or, in the back of the room, on the floor, because I came too late and there were no more seats left.

Second row if I like the class, near exit if I don't. Back row if I'm indifferent. Sat in the front row for my physics class. Oh wait, did I just renew my geek card?

Aways the 2nd row.
Even when the teacher gives us our set to sit in class

I try to sit close to the front, but I'm very shy even though I'm a sponge for learning. So should I sit in the middle, the front, or the side?

I sit where ever there is room.....and where no one is around me so i can lay my stuff all over an put my feet up on the chair next to me..

Complete bs, I have sex in very back of class, against the wall, chatted aim, been on the face book and downloaded music... all at the same time, and knocked out A's in classes. If all about how you utilise your time outside of class because for many subjects you can just read what the lecturer is talking about considering you will have to read it as it is anyway.

The ends, front row, or nearest the door for me.

i sat against the wall because desks have crappy back support and the wall is way more comfortable. it's easier to sleep. and if i did want to pay attention i could see the entire class during class discussions.

but for the most part i sit on the wall to plug in my laptop to listen to my imeem player and instant message my friends.

In the front row. Or on the side in front to be near the teacher. Its good to let them know your paying attention.

Gotta love the front row... unless I was late. Then I'd slip in an aisle seat!

I can't stand the front, cause i can't people watch, and i know that every time i do ANYTHING... everyone knows about it.


I go with middle-back or very back of the class every time so i can draw. If it looks like there's a bunch of screw-up jack-asses in the back that are going to fuck around the whole time so i can't hear anything, then i sit in the middle-back. Don't get me wrong, i like to doodle and screw around a little bit like everyone else, but i'm there to learn, not listen to some idiot brag about how wasted he was the night before.

i dont know what's worse, them, or the stupid chicks that sit up front and ask a lot of unrelated idiot questions to get the teachers attention.
"UM *wave wave wave* EXCUSE ME PRO-FESS-ERRRRRR!? ummmm HOW does what you just said relate to something that has nothing to do with ANYthing????"

*SIGH*
i can't believe we're the same sex. It's repulsive.