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 Younger Brother Is a Cringe Machine! Oct 17, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My younger brother has always been somewhat outgoing and certainly very friendly to everyone he meets. He's three years younger than I am, and he's really a good guy, but sometimes the way that he acts and the things that he says truly m... Read More

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The Girls Just Want to Wear a Few Colorful Ribbons but Were Denied! Oct 16, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My husband and I have a daughter enrolled in an all-girls high school that requires students to wear school uniforms. My daughter wasn't happy at all about having to wear a uniform to high school, but eventually she got over it and compl... Read More

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My Daughter Seeks to Create the Perfect Salad as a Career Path Oct 15, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a single mother of two teenagers, the eldest being my 17-year-old daughter. Both are good kids, so I'm quite lucky in this regard, but my daughter has been trying my patience quite a bit lately. It revolves around her insisting that... Read More

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My Good Friend Can't Talk Easily to Girls! Oct 14, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a guy who is a sophomore in high school and my best friend is in three of my classes. Both of us like a lot of the same things and it's really cool to have a good friend to enjoy spending time with. I noticed recently that a couple o... Read More