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'm Teased Constantly Just Because We Are Good Friends Sep 17, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a freshman in high school, and my best friend is actually a girl who I've known since I was in the second grade. Her family and our family are very close because our parents know each other well, and each family has four kids, so we'... Read More

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I Really Feel Taken Advantage of on Saturdays Sep 16, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a teen girl who babysits for our next-door neighbor regularly. She has a nice little boy, and I enjoy the job because I enjoy taking care of him and of course, I also enjoy getting paid. I've done some babysitting of this little boy ... Read More

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I'm Finally Serious but Have Decisions to Make Sep 15, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I just started my final year of high school. I guess it's time I start planning for my future. I'm decent academically, but far from a straight "A" student. A lot of my friends are planning to go to various colleges, but I've never serio... Read More

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Your Friends Are Actually Seeking to Protect You Sep 13, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I met a guy over the summer, so I told a few friends at school about him this week when we saw each other again. All three of my friends told me to drop him and stop seeing him! He goes to another high school about 15 miles away. The exc... Read More