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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What Is Up With His Odd Behavior, and Why Does He Do It? Sep 03, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I've been dating this guy at my college for the past eight months, and over the summer we literally got into three scuffles while being out socially in the evenings. For whatever reason, he usually has this "smug smile" on his face, and ... Read More

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Is There an Ulterior Motive Here? Sep 02, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a college student, and for the past year and a half, I've had this platonic friend who has a habit of fiercely defending me. We are each the opposite gender, and never once has this friend made any type of move toward me, nor asked m... Read More

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My Team Will Be Subpar This Season, as Usual Sep 01, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm now a senior in high school, and my passion is basketball. I attend a good-size high school in a major city, but unfortunately for me, our coaching staff is quite inexperienced, and there's only one other player on our team that even... Read More

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We Get Paid but Have No Access to Our Money! Aug 31, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My twin sister and I are 13 years old, and we're middle school students. We live in Hawaii, and everything is pretty expensive here because all the items arrive to our state by boat or airplane over a huge ocean, and that makes them more... Read More