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 Older Brother Is an Immature Jerk Oct 10, 2025

DR. WALLACE: Walking home from school yesterday, I saw a group of boys standing together near a cliff that overlooks a road about 100 feet below. They were throwing rocks at the school bus! I was shocked and about to yell something at them when I not... Read More

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My Parents Have Opposite Parenting Styles Oct 09, 2025

DR. WALLACE: My mother and father often disagree when it comes to my request to do various things such as hang out with my friends, go to the movies on a school night and so forth. Almost all my friends have a really strict father and a more lenient ... Read More

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I've Now Seen It Twice Oct 08, 2025

DR. WALLACE: As a freshman boy in high school, I'm getting adjusted to attending classes on a high school campus and pretty much keeping my head down and out of everyone else's way. Things have gone well enough for me so far. I like my classes and te... Read More

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There's Nowhere to Sit Comfortably Oct 07, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I know from reading your previous columns that you recommend students who are struggling in certain classes try to sit up front to pay better attention to the teacher and each daily lesson. I tried this in my hardest class this new schoo... Read More