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 Don't Want to Admit They Were Right All Along Mar 26, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My parents have been lecturing me and telling me some things for a really long time, and these were things I did not want to hear. For months and months, I would dismiss their comments while just silently nodding my head and then going b... Read More

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My Casual Friends Helped Me Much More Than My Close Ones Mar 25, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My grandmother from out of state will arrive in April to live with us permanently. Our house isn't overly large, but we are going to remodel one area to make an extra bedroom for her. All of my friends are quite aware of this situation, ... Read More

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My Research Excels, My Delivery Lacks Mar 24, 2026

DR. WALLACE: As a high school student, one of the things I really dislike is having to give oral reports in class. I happen to be an excellent student when it comes to studying, doing research, writing term papers and so forth. But when it comes to h... Read More

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I Regularly Get No Praise or Credit Mar 23, 2026

DR. WALLACE: As the oldest of three siblings, these days I'm used to having fewer interactions with my parents than my two younger siblings, who are six and eight years younger than me. They are more needy and their lives seem to have a lot more dram... Read More