"Teacher Trouble" by Dianne Swenson.

"Teacher Trouble"
Hot Shot
By: Dianne Swenson
Summary
"Hot Shot" is a story about a boy named Rusty who lives in a reform school and who is well known as being a 'trouble-maker.' The only person who Rusty seems to listen to at all is his teacher Miss Cavelli. After Rusty gets in trouble in class, Miss Cavelli suggests to him that she help him become the 'hot shot' that she knew he was trying to be. She explained to him that if he was a real hot shot, rather than a show-off, that people would like him and look up to him. After thinking about what Miss Cavelli said all night long, Rus…