Cool "Chips" in the Back? "Dips" Up Front?

Are you a frontseater or a backseater? I was in a presentation most of the today and wondered why the "cool" seats are always at the back of the class, no matter our age. Is it because we feel greater independence? Or perhaps, we consider ourselves out of sight/out of mind from the presenter or teacher? No pressure to engage. It's the coast post. Do we, backseaters (yes, I'm one) think that the person speaking upfront has never been a backseater themselves? They have no concept of the secret society that exists in the joke telling, upcoming weekend planning and past weekend storytelling (unless in Vegas) from the back row.

I wonder what subtle mayhem would ensue if frontseaters and backseaters swapped spots. Maybe it would play out something like this. The now frontseaters, behind their fortressed laptop lids will instead doodle their jokes, silently txt message their weekend plans, and instant message their friends - continuing to assert their independence and secret backseater society. The now backseaters, with turtled-giraffe like necks, will hang on every word and follow the instructors movements like a junior high tennis match to reinforce their frontseater society and visible thirst for knowledge. I tried out the frontseater post position today. I left my laptop, but had pen & pad for "blogging" and had my cell phone for txting weekend plans :)