someone should research this....

i was grading some quizzes and then entering in the grades into my gradebook and i noticed a really funny pattern...

most of the students who have last names towards the beginning of the alphabet were the ones making really high marks on the quizzes...then i got to thinking, maybe this is because due to their last name and assigned seating in most classrooms, these students are the ones who are always placed on the front row. im sure there are already studies that have shown that students that "choose" to sit on the front row generally make better grades because it can be a sign of motivation, etc. but what if these kids were routinely placed on the front row due to their last name?

granted this would only work if you do your alphabetical seating chart going across the front row first, then the 2nd and so on, rather than down the row....but it seems like it could be something that could be studied if you implemented that kind of seating chart in a district. then would your kids with last names towards the end of the alphabet who are placed in the back become worse students? less attentive because they consistently sit in the back? just something that randomly came into my head. other thoughts?