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 Creative Method Is So Unusual That I Haven't Shared It With Anyone Nov 14, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I'm a 19-year-old male and I take regular bubble baths. It used to be that I would hop in and out of the shower regularly like almost everyone else seems to do, but since I'm a very imaginative an... Read More

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He Golfs Solo Every Morning! Nov 13, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My 13-year-old brother goes to a community golf course every day the moment the sun comes up! We live in a community that has a golf course that local residents are allowed to use, but he never checks in with anyone and is generally off ... Read More

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I Follow Up and Sometimes Find Success, but He Won't Even Try! Nov 12, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My best friend and I are two guys starting to enjoy our junior year of high school more and more. We are now well into our school routine for this year, and it feels great to be "upperclassman" rather than freshman or sophomores, who are... Read More

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My Brother Got Arrested, and Our Family Went to Court Nov 11, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm 16, and my 18-year-old brother made a bad mistake and got into trouble with the law recently. Fortunately for him, it was his first offense, and he didn't plan to get into trouble, but he went along with a group of other friends and ... Read More