About Dr. Robert Wallace

Dr. Robert Wallace

Dr. Robert Wallace

Dr. Robert Wallace graduated from Knox College with a bachelor of arts degree, from Northern Illinois University with a master's degree in education and from Western Colorado University with a doctorate in Educational Philosophy.

He was a teacher at Hiawatha High School in Kirkland, Ill., Phoenix Union High School in Phoenix, Ariz., and La Quinta High School in Garden Grove, Calif. At all three schools he taught English and was the varsity basketball coach. He served as an assistant principal at Pacifica High School and principal at Garden Grove High School, both in southern California.

Wallace is a member of the National Education Association and the National Association of High School Administrators. He has served on the Board of Trustees at Knox College, the Orange County (Calif.) YMCA Board of Directors, The Galesburg (Ill.) Youth Athletic Association, and as a youth counselor at a psychiatric hospital in California.

The Stuttering Foundation of America selected him Print Journalist of the Year in 1997.

Check out his Q&A style column 'Tween 12 and 20.

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My New Boyfriend Wants Me to Attend a Mystery Event May 28, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I have a new boyfriend, and we've only been out on three dates so far. He seems like a nice enough guy, and we are just starting to get to know each other. Yesterday he suggested something that surprised me. He told me he wanted to take ... Read More

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My Older Sister Thinks She Knows It All May 27, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My older sister is always telling me what to do condescendingly. She acts like she's completely right about everything, even though about half of the things she's told me in the past have turned out to be wrong. Her latest thing is tell... Read More

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My Younger Brother Now Won't Talk to Me May 26, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm the oldest of four kids in our family, and our parents have some interesting rules. They definitely provide us a fair weekly allowance, but there's a catch. We have to "behave" the entire week. If we happen to make an error in judgme... Read More

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I Need This Summer to Be Different May 25, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm just wrapping up my junior year in high school, and for the first time, I'm concerned about my summer. Every year it seems that I simply wander aimlessly through the summer and the next thing you know, it's time to return to school. ... Read More