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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I Can't Believe How Much My Perspective About Her Changed Dec 19, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm 20 and have been away at college for a couple of years, but I do go back to my parents' home to eat dinner with them a couple times a month. Several months ago, I noticed a new neighborhood moved in next door, and I kind of had a bad... Read More

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I'm Seriously Considering Canceling All Holiday Party Invitations Dec 18, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a girl who is a sophomore in high school, and I'm pretty sad. Last year I had a really nice boyfriend for several months, including the holidays, and then I had a different boyfriend this past spring and throughout the summer. Howeve... Read More

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He Totally Used Me by Misrepresenting the Favor He Asked For Dec 17, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I work in a restaurant in our town and the manager I report to is pretty pompous, but he's reasonable for the most part within each dinner shift that I work. However, about a month ago, he asked several of the employees who report to him... Read More

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I Hit a Huge Wall Almost Every Late Afternoon Dec 16, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I've always been what I consider to be a "go-go" person who is sprinting through the entire day. This was the case during the entirety of high school, and it has remained true in college. However, for the first time, I'm starting to get ... Read More