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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Her Words Now Cut Instead of Soothe Aug 14, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I've been dating the same girl for four months now. We're both 18 and plan to attend local community college this fall. The first two and a half months of our time together were really great, as I think we were in that new phase where we... Read More

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I'm Small, but I've Really Learned to Kick! Aug 13, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I love football, and I mean American football, not the soccer "football" we all enjoyed watching with the World Cup this summer. I'm a guy who's never been big enough to play organized football, but I'll be a junior in high school this c... Read More

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My Friend Often Speaks in Awkward Ways Aug 12, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a girl who will be a senior in high school here in a few weeks when school starts. I have a lot of friends, both guys and girls and I've had really good luck having some excellent guy friends who are completely platonic. One guy in p... Read More

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I Don't Want Five Teen Girls Snooping Through My Home! Aug 11, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My 14-year-old daughter has treasure hunt fever! Apparently some of her friends introduced her to treasure hunting, and some of the other parents allowed five girls to go through their homes, looking for various "treasures" that were hid... Read More