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 Mom Keeps Trying to Find My First Date for Me! Nov 19, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a girl who is 16 and just got permission to date. My challenge now is to find a guy who's going to ask me out on a date, and that hasn't happened yet, but I hope it does soon. My mother, however, is already out "farming" in the commu... Read More

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I Need to Find a Way to Stop Shopping With Her! Nov 18, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a guy who is a senior in high school and I have a wonderful girlfriend. Everything about her is fantastic, but there are times she feels she needs my input when I would prefer that she just make her own decisions. For example, every ... Read More

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Why Are Drugs Literally Everywhere? Nov 17, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I've seen on the news recently that our country is trying to stop the smuggling of illegal drugs into our country through any means necessary, and apparently, they're particularly targeting fentanyl. As a teenager who's not about to take... Read More

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I'm Still Sorting Out a Future Career Path Nov 15, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a recent high school graduate, and I just started taking a couple of classes at a local community college. I'm 19 and not sure yet what to do with my life regarding a career path. There are several areas I have interest in, but none ... Read More