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 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

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An Interesting Job Offer Arrived Unexpectedly Apr 08, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a male undergraduate in college, but I've been doing a really interesting internship for the past year. Last week, to my utter surprise, I received a job offer even though I still have more than a year until I graduate. This is a ver... Read More

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My Intense Personality Impacts My Dating Life Apr 07, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm in my second year of college and presently single. My social life in this regard is definitely different than what most people experience. I tend to radiate a unique intensity, which causes many people to be drawn to me initially. I ... Read More

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My Father Keeps Things Quite Tense in Our Home Apr 06, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My father tends to use tension as a motivator. I'm a good high school student and I behave myself pretty darn well. It's frustrating for me because I have two younger brothers who do get into a fair amount of trouble, so the tension is s... Read More