Would you prefer to be a back bencher in a class?

Every class save science , I sat in the front. I never tried to get the attention of my teacher except in my junior history class. The first day I was completing his sentences!I'm nearsighted and I rather be ab;e to see the chalkboard than not be able to see or hear while in the back. In my science class I could care less And it was in a lab so I sat in the back.

Ours was a rotational system by which we got to get equal chances of sitting in the front and last bench. That made it all fair. However, considering my height, I was always peeping through the gaps which made some teachers ask me sit in the front. And you will be surprised to know that a recent survey showed that the front benchers are more pranksters for they are, in most cases, not in the vigilance of the teachers. The back benchers on the other hand are always under eagle eyes.

I'd prefer the second row :) But I've always been a first bencher....mostly because of my height...I've always been the shortest or one of the shortest in the class. It is a misconception that the teachers pay more attention to the front benchers. In fact, it is the other way round...especially in a school. The teacher expects the back benchers to be naughty or doze off and focuses her attention there. She definitely does not expect the front bencher to be upto any mischief. But the truth is that I managed to get away with a lot of things sitting right under the teacher's nose because she wasn't watching me :P

Hi, dear. My family name starts with the letter R and normally, if our seats were arranged alphabetically I was often seated at the the back, which I really hate . I'd prefer to sit at the front row because i can focus my attention to the lesson, I can see and hear my prof clearly thus understanding the lesson clearly too. I can avoid getting destructed by students or attendees who are not paying attention or doing other things from the back. Moreover, it gives me the feeling of superiority. :D. I don't know but students who want to sit at the front row are considered 'brave' and intelligent, while those who are at the back are considered otherwise.LOL But I love to challenge myself, I often do this especially when the prof is deemed terror by students. It is also my way of doing reverse psychology to myself which really works. Have a great day, my dear.

Hiya dpk, Can I be a middle of the class bencher? I never liked sitting at the back or the very front of the Class in any kind of School or College. I always liked to sit in the middle. Well I liked that better because I found I was left alone and not asked for an answer every five minutes. If you were on the very front you were always pestered into giving quick answers and if you were at the back you were pestered because they thought you might be skiving So I preferred middle of the Class thank you very much.

I always liked being in the back . . . AWAY from the teacher. First of all, I hated to be called upon . . . I can't think when I am asked a question in front of the class - very stressful for me. I was also a letter writer - ha ha - yes, I often did that while the teacher was lecturing (even though I was listening), but you can't do that if the teacher is right there. I was always a hungry student - and we weren't supposed to eat in class - but I needed to sneak in a snack - another thing that couldn't be done in front of the teacher. In college, we could just leave to go to the bathroom (not having to ask like in former years), so I liked to sit in the back and by the door in case I needed to slip out (so I don't make any kind of scene). Being back by the door was also good in case I was tardy. Geez, I just made myself sound like a terrible student, eh?

I always chose to be in front. I was the sort of student who paid attention in class all the time and answered or asked questions and volunteered to do reports and the like. Needless to say, I was annoying. We have a word for that in the Philippines, "bibo" which can be both a good and a bad word. Good because you are a hardworking person, alert, and active and is good at what you do, and bad because people people find your enthusiasm unnerving.

Nice question. You know, when i was in college, and when we were going to have lessons in a big classroom. My roommates and i will take turns to go to classroom earlier to take the best seats. If we all go there just in time, there will be no good seats, and we will have to be in back benchs. It is ok if the lesson is not important, but if it is required course, we will can't take all the teachers put on the blackboard. And after graduation and enter working, the situation completely changed. When there is a lecture or meeting or something like that, i often try to go there earlier, but this time is not for front seats, but back benchs. Because being forced to listening to those useless things is really torturing me, so i try my best to find a good place to do what i can do in secret.:)

Hello Deepak, I never been a back bencher but it does not mean that I was a brilliant student (lol). I was ‘short’ compared to my class mates and always got seat in front bench or second bench. There is always a misconception that back benchers wanted to skip the attention from the teacher or not interested much in studies. But I had some class mates who were brilliant in studies but due to their ‘height’ they had to sit in back bench. I like to share a funny incident here, there is a comedy actor in Malayalam film industry and he get into film world through mimics (now he is very famous). If he participate any event as a guest he never forget to tell about his school and his studies. He was a back bencher always because of his ‘interest’ in studies. Now he is a star regardless of his education background. It is very much fun to listen his speech about the bad performance in school (this incident can nothing to do with your topic, I remember about him when you talk about the back bench that’s all, he don’t mind to open up about his lack of interests in studies and share the comments from his teacher)

I guess for me it depends on the class. I have been back in school for a little over a year now. It's funny because in all my writing classes, I have wanted to be in the front. In my algebra class...well...I was more of a middle seat bencher I didn't want to be in the front or in the back. Every training session or class they have required of me at work, I would pick the front.

Definitely a back bencher. I never ever wanted to sit at the front of the class or call too much attention to myself. I always managed to stay at the back and out of everyone's way so that ended up making me a loser in my high school but I could care less. I was able to fall asleep without the teacher seeing and I was able to concentrate more on my work when I needed to because I didn't have the constant attention from the instructor looking at me or questioning me all the time.

Being the shortest in class (this is no longer true now as I have overtaken everyone !) I always got to sit in the front row and that would also be my choice. Being an extrovert I always made my presence felt.

Back in college, we were seated alphabetically. Since my maiden name ends in V, I always end up at the back row, which I really don't mind. I really don't like recitations, so sitting at the back row, the teacher hardly see you. And it is easier to doze off when you are sitting there.

I can't help but giggle a little over the fact that most posts here seem to think that seat/bench choice indicates the quality of a student. In some cases, I suppose it might, but then you have other cases. Like me. I, for instance, have always been a good student and tend to be very involved in the course. I listened to the lectures, never slept through class, and kept up my grades. I only sat in the front if assigned, though, because I'm really weird about having people sitting behind me. I'm not comfortable without a wall at my back. It freaks me out to have people sitting behind me. So, whenever possible, I'll continue to be a back bencher.

Personally for me, it depends on what Class it is, or Business development thing etc. as to where I would really like to sit. If it is something I feel I really want to get the most out of, I will try and sit more towards the front. But if it is a seminar or something I am not really interested in it really does not matter where I sit. Sometimes I want to be noticed more so sitting in the front is good but when called on it can be embarrasing if you know no one else there for sure.

When I was on my grade school I love to seat at the back but my teacher want me to seat at the front because I am small from the class so I no choice for me. When I was in high school I love to seat at the middle so no problem for me and the teacher but when I reached in college I like to seat on the front. I remember one time when my professor ask me why I seat on the front supposed to be she assigned my seat at the back. I told her "maam I like to seat here because I don't want to be destruct by my classmates at the back". She don't knew the real reason why I love to seat on the front. It's because my young professor was very beautiful and I always staring her.

hi dpk! When I as still studying I always sit at the back! haha From my elementary class till college. Not because I really ant to but because we are arranged alphabetically based on our surnames. So my Family name starts with letter "T" that's why I'm usually at the back. But there are times when we are seated at the front seat and its just fine with me. I don't mind where I am sitting as long as I hear the speaker well and I know that I can understand them. But...sometimes hen we are the one choosing our seat, I still choose the back bench...haha together with my friends, because when the session/class become boring, we can freely chit chat at the back without being noticed! lol!

hello dpk, During school setting arrangement for seats is thru surname (last name) So,i don't get a chance to seat in front. But if we are having other activities i always want to be in the first row to have a better view (modules) and not to miss any discussion. Have a good day always

I always use the front bench but in the last row either left or right. I have the privilege to hear the teachers or the professor more but less time to be seen if I am listening or not. But then always keep in mind to study always very well for the future. Happy mylotting!

If I could choose, I would sit in the front seat. So that the distance between the speaker and I closer.I feel the speaker so concerned about me.I'm also more interested in the same.