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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Two of My Close Friends Are Now Treated Like Outcasts Sep 05, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a guy who lives in a relatively small town, and I've got three close friends. I've grown up with them since we were all literally 7 years old in grade school. Two of the three of them recently got in trouble, as they got caught drink... Read More

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My Mom Keeps Stalling My Requests Sep 04, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a girl who will turn 15 in two months, and I think that is old enough for me to begin to date. I'm being raised by a single mother, but she won't give me any definitive age yet on when I can actually go out on dates. I told her if 15... Read More

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My Sisters Are 'Food Opposites' Sep 03, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I have two sisters who are both a few years older than me, and they are constantly yelling at each other about food! One sister eats whatever she wants, including a lot of greasy and fast foods, and the other one is best described as a v... Read More

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I Find Them So Uncomfortable Sep 02, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I've already graduated from high school, I'm 18 and I have a pretty good job. I have to drive about 15 miles to work every morning, and the direction I'm driving puts me in direct sunlight almost every morning. The glare is pretty tough... Read More