TNT Academy began nine years ago when Pamela Barnett began to teach her son, age 2, to read.She asked parents of other toddlers if they would be interested in a two-day-a-week prekindergarten class for their child to learn to read before kindergarten. With eight students, TNT Academy gained a reputation of a first-rate prekindergarten program.Most of the students went into kindergarten reading at a second- to fourth grade level. Parents began to ask about a kindergarten program. Each year, the academy added another grade as students wanted to stay another year.During the beginning of the pandemic, Barnett’s heart went out to parents struggling to homeschool while working a full-time job. She offered to ...