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 First Impression Is Sabotaging Possible Second Dates Aug 18, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I've been out on a series of dates recently, and to put it briefly and politely, none of them have gone well. I'm a teenage girl, and I went into these dates with moderate expectations, but not one of them turned out well enough to warra... Read More

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They Constantly Make Wrong Assumptions About Me Aug 17, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a teenager, and I truly feel misunderstood. If it was just my parents that I felt this way about, I could probably deal with it. However, several of my friends, people who haven't really gotten to know me and even my teachers all see... Read More

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She Quickly Tells Me Things to Mention Before We Walk In! Aug 15, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a girl who is 16, and so is a new friend that I met a few months ago. We get along great and have a lot in common, so that's really good for me because our family just moved to this area at the beginning of the summer. For the first ... Read More

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Her Words Now Cut Instead of Soothe Aug 14, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I've been dating the same girl for four months now. We're both 18 and plan to attend local community college this fall. The first two and a half months of our time together were really great, as I think we were in that new phase where we... Read More