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 Younger Brother Wants to Mime for Money Oct 05, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a 17-year-old girl and the eldest of three siblings. My youngest brother is 11, and he sees himself as a jokester, prankster and occasional actor. He thinks his entire life is a performance on a stage. He came to me early Saturday ev... Read More

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Four Months Into This Relationship, I'm Tired of His Constant Negotiating Oct 03, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I need some help and advice, because my boyfriend lives daily life as if it's one big negotiation! Every time we go anywhere at all, he will "strategically complain" about things and try to get his way with a lower price, a better table ... Read More

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Sometimes My Endless Grinding Gives Me Only Dust in the End Oct 02, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I've come to realize that I'm a grinder in terms of sticking to it when I face challenges. My first instinct is to put my head down, work harder and try to plow through whatever I'm facing in my life. Sometimes this approach works really... Read More

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I Think My Friend's 'Limousine Strategy' Is Crazy! Oct 01, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a male college student, and one of my good friends is a guy who has a very interesting strategy when it comes to dating. Every single time he asks a girl out on a first date, he'll hire a limo, pick her up and take her out to dinner,... Read More