With girls outperforming boys these days in high school and college, educators have been asking if there is a crisis in the education of boys. Some suggest more single-sex schools, while others call for more male role models or new teaching techniques.

But as they debate, high-priced tutors are charging as much as $100 an hour to bring boys to heel. The tutors say their main focus is organizational skills, because boys have more difficulty getting organized than girls do.

"The guys just don’t seem to develop the skills that involve organization as early," said Judith Kleinfeld, founder of the Boys Project, a coalition of researchers, educators and parents to address boys' problems.

Other tutors say boys must learn not only how to organize, but also how to manage their time and even how to study.

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