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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It's Implied That My Work Schedule Is Now Every Saturda May 16, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My parents own a grocery store in our moderate-size town. They are busy all the time, particularly on weekends. I'm female and a junior in high school, and somehow I've ended up being expected to work in the family store every Saturday m... Read More

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She Actually Does Volunteer Work, but Nobody Is Aware May 15, 2026

DR. WALLACE: One of the girls in our group is always trying to get us other girls to join her with various volunteer endeavors. I've attended a few of them, and some were all right, but others were not so much. Of course, the girl who organizes these... Read More

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He's Long Gone, but She Still Hasn't Moved On May 14, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm worried about one of my girlfriends. She broke up with this guy over a year and a half ago, and she still has a hard time avoiding voicing her displeasure whenever she sees him with another girl. What's really strange is that she has... Read More

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I'm Already Talented, So What's More Agility Really Going to Do for Me? May 13, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a good athlete at my high school and I'm wrapping up my junior year. One of my coaches told me that over this upcoming summer, he wants me to work on my agility. I'm already pretty successful and I know that you were a former coach, ... Read More