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 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

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I Stress and Procrastinate Until My Whirlwind Kicks In Dec 15, 2025

DR. WALLACE: Our family has the tradition of exchanging holiday gifts with each other. Every year, I feel extremely stressed about what gifts to buy everyone, as it gets more and more confusing each year. I'm also not the type to ask anyone what they... Read More

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My Sister Is Totally Using My Puppy! Dec 13, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm 12 years old, and I got a puppy last Christmas. My young dog is now almost a year old, and I love him very much. My older sister never paid any attention at all to my dog when he was a puppy. But now all of a sudden, she always wants... Read More

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Would Offering to Buy a Garment From My Friend Be Acceptable? Dec 12, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I have a good girlfriend who comes from a much wealthier family than mine. She likes us to go shopping together, and she always finds a lot of things to buy. Typically, she'll buy four items for every one that I buy. Anything that catche... Read More