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 Can't Believe They Do This Every Saturday Afternoon Sep 26, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm only 17, but I've noticed something that I think needs to be addressed, and I don't know exactly how to do it. My sister and I are being raised by our wonderful single mother, and our mom has this tradition of having three of her clo... Read More

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We're About to Advise Her Not to Take This Particular Job Sep 25, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My 18-year-old daughter lives at home, attends a junior college and has been offered a job at a local upscale restaurant as a hostess on weekend evenings. Apparently it's known to be a good entry-level opportunity to eventually become a ... Read More

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She's a Professional at Evading Conversations Sep 24, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a single mother, and I have two children: a daughter who's 17 and a son who's 12. Both are good kids, but at her age, my daughter definitely presses me to allow her to do as much of what she wants as possible on a regular basis. She'... Read More

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My Social Life's Now in Jeopardy of Being Almost Completely Shut Down Sep 23, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a teenage girl and I have a great mom. She knows what's reasonable and what's not. There are times I'll go to her and ask her if I can do this or that and she'll shut me down right away and say no. Even though I don't like that, I ha... Read More