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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Should My Dad Be Burying Gold and Silver in Our Yard? Jul 02, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My dad's brother, my uncle, came over to our house last weekend, and I heard him talking to my dad after dinner. My father told my uncle that he had recently bought some gold and silver bars as an investment, and that he buried them in a... Read More

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'There He Goes, There He Goes!' Jul 01, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I am 15 and my parents let me get a dog for my birthday in February. He's a Lhasa Apso, so he's kind of small, but he has a lot of energy and can sure run fast when he wants to. Everything is good about my dog except for my older brother... Read More

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I Want to Help My Daughter Secure an Entry-Level Job Jun 30, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm the mother of a daughter who will be a senior in high school this fall. She doesn't know I'm writing to you, but I want to try to help her out with a goal of hers. She's a very bright girl and a good student, and she does have a knac... Read More

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I'm Not Going to Wear a Bikini in Front of Him or His Friends Jun 29, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I recently graduated from high school, and I've had mixed emotions regarding this particular summer. Part of me is relieved that I have finished my high school academic days, but there's another part of me that has not been looking forwa... Read More