Your child’s work stays private
Nothing they write or do on Butler is sold, shared with advertisers, or handed to outside companies. Their learning stays between them, you, and Butler.
Lessons are fact-checked
Every lesson is independently verified against authoritative sources before your child sees it.
You stay in charge
You see every lesson, approve every written assessment, and shape the curriculum.
Built to your state’s standards
Lessons written to meet the actual requirements in your state — not a one-size-fits-all template.
K–12
every grade, every core subject
4
core subjects across 15 disciplines
1-on-1
tutoring built into every lesson
6,500+
state standards covered
You chose to teach your kids yourself.
That doesn’t mean you have to do everything yourself.
You already know what your children need. But the quiet worries pile up. Is something important getting missed? Are they falling behind without my noticing? Will they still remember this in six months?
Butler Academy answers every one of those, quietly, in the background. Lessons adapt to each child. Concepts come back until they stick. You see everything, decide everything — and your evenings are yours again.
No curriculum shopping. No lesson planning. No grading backlog.
Set up once. Teach smarter every day after.
Pick or shape the curriculum
Browse a pre-built library by subject and grade level, or describe what you want in plain English and the platform builds a custom unit grounded in real, fact-checked content.
Every lesson becomes 1-on-1 tutoring
Pre-built, standards-aligned lessons are delivered as private tutoring conversations. Your child asks questions, works through examples, and gets explanations shaped by what they already know and what’s giving them trouble.
The tutor keeps watch, and keeps you in the loop
Spaced reviews bring concepts back before they fade. When the tutor notices your child is struggling, it logs exactly what, flags it on your dashboard, and suggests a custom lesson to work through it. You’re always the one who decides what’s next.
Built for mastery. Built for memory. Built around you.
Ten things your child gets here that a worksheet, a textbook, or a generic app simply can’t deliver.
A private tutor for every lesson
Every lesson plays out as a one-on-one tutoring conversation. Your child asks questions, works through examples, and gets explanations that shift based on what they understand in the moment. The curriculum is pre-built and fact-checked; how your child moves through it adapts to their interests, their pace, and what they’ve already mastered.
Knowledge that stays learned, not just learned once
Once a concept is mastered, it comes back — in days, then weeks, then months — on the schedule research has shown builds lasting memory. What your child learns in October is still solid in May. Not a hope. A system.
No topic is ‘done’ until they truly have it
Mastery blends consistent performance over time, so one rough day can’t undo weeks of progress — and one lucky guess can’t fake it. Children move forward when they’ve genuinely understood, not when they’ve barely passed.
When your child struggles, you hear about it first
The tutor notices when concepts aren’t clicking — wrong answers, shaky explanations, the same idea tripping them up over and over. It keeps track of where they’re stuck, writes you a short note on your dashboard, and suggests a custom catch-up lesson you can start in one click. You get a heads-up before a small gap becomes a real one.
Written for your state’s standards — not just tagged with them
Every lesson in the library was built to meet the specific standards your state requires. The facts don’t change — history is history — but how each topic is organized, what’s emphasized, and how mastery is checked all shift to match your state. Each standard your child meets is tracked as they go, so your evaluation report builds itself.
Writing taught the way real writers learn
Essays move through outline, draft, and final — each stage scored against a rubric and surfaced for your review. Send any stage back with comments and your child revises until it’s their best work. The cycle of feedback and revision is where real writing skill grows.
Paper or screen — whichever fits your child
Some kids think better with a pencil in their hand. Children can do any lesson, test, or essay on real paper, snap photos, and upload — their handwritten work counts exactly the same as typed work. The platform reads the photos, sorts answers to the right questions, and drops everything into your review queue alongside digital submissions. No printer or special form needed; lined notebook paper works fine.
Four core subjects, each taught its own way
Math gets clean notation, step-by-step examples, and textbook-quality diagrams. History brings in primary sources and multiple perspectives. Science is hands-on: testing ideas and seeing how things connect. Reading and writing build close reading, solid arguments, and real revision.
Rebuild any lesson in plain English, in under a minute
Describe what you need — an easier version, a deeper dive, extra practice on one sticky concept — and Butler builds a custom lesson from the same researched content. The curriculum bends to your child, not the other way around.
Portfolio-ready from day one
Printable study guides, unit tests, and reports showing which standards your child has met — downloadable anytime. Everything you need for evaluations, co-op reporting, or building a transcript, without extra work.
Here’s what your week gets to look like
Less planning. No grading pile. More time with the people you’re doing this for.
Monday
A new lesson
Your child opens the next topic. The tutor checks what they remember from last week, then teaches the new concept through a back-and-forth conversation. They ask a question, work through an example, answer a short quiz.
Wednesday
Quick review
Before today’s lesson, a two-minute mixed review brings back one concept from last month, two from last week. Anything shaky comes back sooner automatically.
Friday
Writing practice
A short written response. It’s auto-scored against a rubric and lands in your inbox. You read, leave a note, accept it or send it back for revision — all in five minutes.
Sunday
Your glance
You open the dashboard with coffee. Mastery trends, anything flagged, what’s coming up. You decide what to adjust. No grading backlog, no surprises.
Every subject taught the way it should be
Each discipline uses the approach that works best for that subject — not a one-size-fits-all template.
Social Studies
History, Geography, Civics, Economics
Real events and primary sources, taught through multiple perspectives and historical context
Mathematics
Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, Calculus
Clean math notation, step-by-step examples, and diagrams that look like a real textbook
Science
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Hands-on investigation, hypothesis testing, and understanding how systems connect
English Language Arts
Literature, Writing, Grammar
Close reading, structured writing with revision, and building evidence-based arguments
Mastery for every child — not just the quick ones
Most platforms give a score and move on. Butler Academy keeps working with your child until each concept is genuinely understood, then brings it back over time so it stays understood. Students are never blocked from exploring ahead, but nothing is quietly skipped either.
Proven over time, not guessed in one quiz
Mastery blends repeated assessments, not a single score. One off day can’t undo real progress — and one lucky guess can’t fake it. A topic is “done” only when your child has shown they truly know it, more than once.
What they learn, stays learned
Mastered concepts return on a schedule designed to build long-term memory — days, then weeks, then months. Anything fading gets pulled back in automatically, before it becomes a gap. Cramming is not a strategy here.
You have the final word on every essay
Written work is auto-scored against a rubric and dropped in your review queue. Accept it, or send it back with your comments — your child revises until it’s their best. The revision loop is where real thinking grows.
Works the way you work
Whether you’re teaching your own children, coordinating a co-op, or running a learning center — one platform flexes to fit.
Homeschool Families
One child or several, each on their own path and pace. Pick lessons from the library, build your own on demand, and watch progress against your state’s standards — all from one place.
Co-ops & Microschools
Multiple adults — parents, tutors, co-op leads — can share students across families. Coordinate curriculum together while each child progresses at their own pace.
Tutors & Learning Centers
See your full roster from one dashboard. Know who needs help, who’s excelling, and where to focus. Create tests and download results for reporting.
The questions parents actually ask
Is this a full curriculum or a supplement?
Either. Butler Academy covers four subjects with lessons and quizzes that meet your state’s standards for every topic. Some families use it as their main curriculum; others use it to fill gaps or strengthen specific subjects.
What grade levels does it cover?
Kindergarten through 12th grade. Lessons, vocabulary, and assessments adjust to the student’s level. You can also create custom units at any difficulty, so a student can work above or below grade whenever it makes sense.
Does it align with my state’s standards?
Yes — and not as an afterthought. When a unit is built, Butler loads your state’s specific standards and writes the lessons to meet them. The facts don’t change — history is history — but how each topic is organized, what’s emphasized, and how mastery is checked all adapt to match your state. Each standard your child meets is tracked automatically.
Can I see what my child will learn before they start?
Every unit shows exactly which topics are covered, which state standards it meets, and how your child will be tested — all before you assign it. You can browse the entire library without committing to anything.
How much of my day will this actually take?
Most lessons take 15 to 30 minutes, and your time is mostly just reviewing written work — usually five to ten minutes a day. No lesson planning, no grading backlog. Progress saves automatically, so kids can pause and return anytime, and you can check the dashboard whenever it suits you.
What happens when my child gets stuck on something?
The tutor notices. Specific confusions are tracked, flagged on your dashboard, and worked back into future questions and reviews until they’re cleared up. When a pattern is serious enough, the tutor writes you a short note explaining what’s giving your child trouble — and suggests a custom catch-up lesson you can start in one click. No child gets quietly left behind.
Can my child do the work on paper instead of typing?
Yes — for any lesson, test, or essay. They write their answers on paper (printed worksheet, lined notebook paper, whatever’s handy), photograph the pages, and upload them. The platform reads the handwriting, matches answers to the right questions, and credits the work exactly the same as typed answers. You review the submissions in the same place as digital ones, with the photographs visible so you can verify anything the system was unsure about. Especially helpful for younger children practicing handwriting, students who think more freely on paper, and households that want to limit screen time.
How do you handle safety and my child’s privacy?
Your child’s work and answers are never sold, shared with advertisers, or used by outside companies. Every lesson is independently fact-checked before your child sees it. And there’s no open-ended chatbot — the tutor only teaches within each lesson, never free-form. You see every lesson your child sees, and you have the final word on every written response.
Will my child remember what they learned six months later?
That’s the goal. Once a topic is mastered, it returns in spaced reviews — first after a few days, then weeks, then months — on intervals research has shown move material into long-term memory. Topics that need extra practice come back more often automatically; ones your child knows cold show up less.
Can both parents (or a parent and a tutor) manage the same student?
Yes. A student can have any number of adults managing their learning — both parents, a parent and a tutor, a grandparent, a co-op lead, or any combination. Each one sees the same progress and can assign lessons on their own.
Your child deserves more than just keeping up.
Adaptive lessons. Lasting retention. Real mastery. Finally teach the way you always wanted to — the hard parts handled, the important parts still yours.