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 Enthusiasm Sometimes Outruns Practicality Apr 13, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm an enthusiastic girl, wrapping up my junior year in high school. This summer I'm planning to play on a girls' summer league soccer team. We need to raise money to buy our uniforms and our matching shoes. Because I'm naturally enthusi... Read More

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His Offer Surprised Me, So I Declined, as I Didn't Know Him Apr 11, 2026

DR. WALLACE: An unusual thing happened to me, so I wanted to get some advice, please. As a senior girl in high school, I get asked out on dates from time to time. Most of the time I know the person who's asking me out, or at least know of them. But a... Read More

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I Want to Stay Close to Home This Summer Apr 10, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My instincts are telling me to stay close to home this summer, especially because I've just acquired a new apartment near campus and will begin my very important junior year in college this fall, and I want to prepare for that. My boyfri... Read More

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I Waited Way Too Long to Start, and Now I Have the Blues Over This Apr 09, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I've done hardly any work on a very important term paper that is due the last week of the school year, which is fast approaching me. Right now, I feel like it's a monumental task to figure this whole thing out, even though I know the sub... Read More