While some girls need help getting organized, at least three-quarters of her students are boys, Homayoun said. Girls usually adopt her methods more quickly.
“Girls pick up on this much faster,” said Homayoun, 28, who has a relaxed but firm manner and a gift for diplomacy with teenagers and their parents. “Boys, you still have to be on them for a while. They’re not going to pick up on it immediately. You have to roll with it.”