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 Commend You for Taking a Stand Apr 22, 2026

DR. WALLACE: Sometimes I intentionally minimize what is going on around me because there seems to be a lot of compromised values amongst my friends these days. I do my best to look the other way, but I'm realizing that I'm growing increasingly uncomf... Read More

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I'm Suddenly Getting Unsolicited Advice From Everywhere! Apr 21, 2026

DR. WALLACE: Without going into all the details of my personal life, I can tell you that I have noticed something a bit odd over the past six to eight weeks. It seems that several people are trying to tell me something, as I've never received so much... Read More

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I Tend to Commit to Every Request! Apr 20, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a people pleaser by nature. I have a bad habit of saying yes to people too quickly before I think things through. Occasionally, I will forget something that I had planned previously and then I run into scheduling conflicts. To furthe... Read More

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My Casual Friend Mooches Money and 'Short-Pays' Me When We Go Out Apr 18, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a college student with an acquaintance who is a casual friend, and we end up doing a few things together from time to time. It's not like this person is a really close friend of mine, but we do have things in common and are friendly,... Read More