Front row/Back row

It seems that the students who choose the back row are less likely to participate or all the ones causing problems in class and the front row students are their to learn. When I was in school we were arranged alphabetically in class, so this could not happen.  We did not get the choice.  This seemed to work for the most part. Today most teachers are arranging their classrooms so there is no front or back row, but I believe they are still finding the attitudes that goes with front and back rows. Even on line classes have the students that would be front and back row participants. I believe it is more a personality trait than seat arrangement.