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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She's a Professional at Evading Conversations Sep 24, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a single mother, and I have two children: a daughter who's 17 and a son who's 12. Both are good kids, but at her age, my daughter definitely presses me to allow her to do as much of what she wants as possible on a regular basis. She'... Read More

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My Social Life's Now in Jeopardy of Being Almost Completely Shut Down Sep 23, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a teenage girl and I have a great mom. She knows what's reasonable and what's not. There are times I'll go to her and ask her if I can do this or that and she'll shut me down right away and say no. Even though I don't like that, I ha... Read More

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Why Are So Many Friends Yawning and Dozing Off Now? Sep 22, 2026

DR. WALLACE: The first thing I noticed as soon as we got back to start the new year at my high school was how many of my friends are constantly yawning and, in some cases, even dozing off! What's up with this? I thought that yawning was something tha... Read More

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Grandmother Is Growing Increasingly Vulnerable to Scam Calls Sep 21, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm one of three siblings who are teenagers in high school. Our grandmother lives about five miles away from us, so we see her regularly, which is great. However, the last time we saw her, she shared news that someone had stolen money ou... Read More