Impact
Right now, AI is making it easier for students to cheat and harder for parents to know what their kids are actually learning. Faithful Tutor flips that equation.
Students build critical thinking skills because the AI refuses to give answers. Every subject uses guided questioning, so the student does the thinking, not the machine. After mastering a topic, they evaluate AI-generated content and identify mistakes. They graduate from consumers of information to confident evaluators of it.
Parents regain visibility. Every AI conversation is logged and accessible from a dashboard. Struggle alerts notify them when a child is falling behind. Content controls let them decide what topics are appropriate. They stay connected to their child's education even while working full time.
For the homeschool community specifically, this solves a growing tension: families want the benefits of AI-powered learning but don't trust tools that operate as black boxes. Faithful Tutor is transparent by design. The AI's theological foundation is published. The content settings are granular. Nothing is hidden.
The broader impact is generational. Students trained on Faithful Tutor don't just learn math and science. They learn how to reason through ethical dilemmas, evaluate AI output, and engage in civil discourse with people who think differently. Those are the skills that produce leaders, not just graduates.
We're starting with homeschool families, but the AI Literacy and Applied Ethics modules we built have value far beyond that market. Every student growing up in an AI-driven world needs these skills. We're building them first.
What I'll do with $5,000
The product is built. The platform is live. Beta families are actively using it. What stands between us and a June 2026 public launch is two specific investments.
First: legal compliance review. Faithful Tutor serves children, which means our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and data handling practices need to be reviewed by an attorney specializing in EdTech and children's privacy law. We have draft documents in place and an attorney in Grand Rapids engaged, but the review and finalization will cost approximately $2,500-3,000. This is not optional for an education platform serving minors.
Second: professional UX review. I built this platform as a solo developer. It works, but a professional UX audit will identify friction points, accessibility issues, and design improvements that make the difference between a product families try once and a product they stay with. We have a UX specialist providing a quote now, and we expect this to cost $1,500-2,500 for the first phase.
Both of these are completion expenses, not exploration expenses. We are not testing a concept. We are finishing a product. The curriculum is written. The AI tutoring engine works across 13 subjects. The payment system is integrated. The parent dashboard is live. These two investments close the gap between a working beta and a launch-ready product that families can trust with their children's education.
Every dollar of this grant goes directly toward making Faithful Tutor safe, polished, and ready for families on day one.
Quick Bio
I'm an operations leader turned software developer in Grand Rapids. I hold a BA in Music from Cornerstone University with a minor in Biblical Greek, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, and I'm