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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I'm Like a Professional Peacemaker Mar 20, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I come from a very volatile family. There are five siblings. I'm the one in the middle, and for whatever reason, I always tend to be the peacemaker between the five of us and our two parents. For various reasons, there will always seem t... Read More

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I Have Not Shared My Future Goals Until Now Mar 19, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I have goals for my future that I have pretty much kept to myself for many years. I have a circle of pretty close friends at school, plus a few other friends who are definitely less close to me and more on the periphery of my life. A few... Read More

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My Entertaining and Flamboyant Boyfriend Is Also Hollow Mar 18, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a college student and have a new boyfriend. We've been together for around two months. He tends to be dramatic, entertaining and even flamboyant when it comes to some of the conversations he holds, especially when there are groups of... Read More

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I Overthink and Overprepare for Any First Impression Mar 17, 2026

DR. WALLACE: Now that I'm 18 and find myself in more types of situations than I used to, I've noticed that I have what I've come to call "first impression anxiety." For example, I've been looking for a part-time job recently, so I've interviewed with... Read More