Miss Awful is a story about a substitute teacher called Mrs. Orville. She is very strict, especially compared to their full-time teacher, who lets them do whatever they want and doesn’t teach. The children call their substitute Miss Awful because of how awful she is.
The moral of the story is that you shouldn’t judge people before you know them. The students only say that Mrs. Orville is awful only because of her appearance. However, in the end, Mrs. Orville states that learning is a priceless thing. We realize that Mrs. Orville was only trying to educate as much as she can during this time.