In 2015, Mx. Barnett received their Bachelor of Arts in Ancient Studies with departmental honors from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. While in school, they received an Undergraduate Research Award to research, write, present, and publish their undergraduate thesis: "The Portrayal of Female Killers Clytemnestra and Hecuba in 5th BC Athenian Tragedy and Pottery." This research took them from London to New York, Baltimore, and Boston during the summer and fall of 2014. They earned a Masters in the Art of Teaching in Latin and Greek from the University of Vermont in 2017. Mx. Barnett chose BASIS Independent Silicon Valley for its dedication to rich education and the challenge such dedication requires. As a Latin teacher, they strive to inspire each of their students with an appreciation and love of the classics. They believe every student wants to learn and can, if everyone works together to figure out how. They use a variety of methods and approaches, and puts in just as much effort as their students do, to help each achieve their goal. In their spare time, Mx. Barnett is either writing, reading, watching Netflix, or entertaining her adorable cat Remy.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌