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 Friend Claims I'm Missing All the Underground Fun! Nov 08, 2025

DR. WALLACE: My best friend is constantly hounding me to go with her to "underground parties" that she claims are "all the rage!" I've never been able to go with her because they always start late in the evening on a Saturday night, and my curfew is ... Read More

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I've Taken Steps to Reduce the Risk Here Nov 07, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I've been known to play my favorite sport, baseball, with a "chaw" in my cheek. The specifics of my chaw involve smokeless tobacco wrapped in a huge wad of bubblegum. I intentionally put the chaw in the middle with the bubblegum on the ... Read More

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Can I Expect to Look for Another Job So Soon? Nov 06, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I work in a fast food restaurant a few evenings and on weekends. I'm a senior in high school, and the extra money comes in handy for activities involving my social life. I'd like to move up to a better job, but I've only been here at thi... Read More

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I Don't Want Others to Repeat My Mistakes Nov 05, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I made a mistake and was hanging around the wrong people when they got into some serious trouble a few weeks ago. Without going into the details, six of us got arrested and to my surprise, three of the six had previous records that I did... Read More