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 Dad Thinks Bowling Alleys Are Vulgar and Dangerous Oct 29, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a girl who is 13 years old, and my best friend is the same age. We've been in school together for the past four years. Her family is really nice, and they recently invited me to go on an evening outing with them to a bowling alley. T... Read More

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I'm Ready to Reel in the Big Gratuities Oct 28, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I recently turned 18, and I'm attending community college. I did some random occasional jobs over the past few years, back when I was in high school, such as babysitting and helping my aunt at her house. But now I've decided I would like... Read More

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I Don't Want Another Embarrassing Birthday Meal Repeated Oct 27, 2025

DR. WALLACE: My 16th birthday is coming up soon and I'm already dreading it. The reason is that my father insists on having our entire family go out to dinner on my birthday to a particular chain restaurant he enjoys, and he always makes a big produc... Read More

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His Personal Hygiene Is Lacking, and He Ignores It! Oct 25, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I've been dating a guy at my high school for the past three weeks, and although he's a likable enough guy, his personal hygiene is making me alarmingly aware of how poor his awareness of this is! For whatever reason, he always seems to h... Read More