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 Brother Had His Car Repossessed for Nonpayment! May 19, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My older brother is 20 and a college student. He lives at home with our family and recently, my father helped him with the down payment for a used car from a local auto lot. The deal was that my father helped set him up and my brother's ... Read More

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I Need to Find a Subtle Time to Bring This Up to Everyone May 18, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a 20-year-old college student and the eldest of five siblings. There is an important topic that we should discuss together as a family sometime relatively soon, but I'm hesitant to call a "meeting" because it'll make it seem more for... Read More

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It's Implied That My Work Schedule Is Now Every Saturda May 16, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My parents own a grocery store in our moderate-size town. They are busy all the time, particularly on weekends. I'm female and a junior in high school, and somehow I've ended up being expected to work in the family store every Saturday m... Read More

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She Actually Does Volunteer Work, but Nobody Is Aware May 15, 2026

DR. WALLACE: One of the girls in our group is always trying to get us other girls to join her with various volunteer endeavors. I've attended a few of them, and some were all right, but others were not so much. Of course, the girl who organizes these... Read More