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 Father Does Not Approve of Coed Hot Tubbing Feb 27, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a girl who's a high school junior, and I have a lot of friends, some who are girls, of course, but a few are guys who are close friends in a nonromantic way. One of my best girlfriends lives in a house that has a hot tub, or what she... Read More

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I Like Her but Am Now Worried I'll Get Frustrated Pretty Soon Feb 26, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a guy who's a high school junior, and I finally got up the nerve to ask a really cute girl I've had my eye on out for a date. I fully expected her to decline my offer, but as I was asking her, I was actually proud of myself for givin... Read More

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She Knows Where I'm at and What I'm Doing! Feb 25, 2026

DR. WALLACE: I'm a 21-year-old guy who's been dating a 20-year-old girl for almost a year now. About six months ago, a close friend of mine introduced me to playing competitive pool. My girlfriend and I are both college students and we work hard at o... Read More

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My Aunt Wouldn't Drink It Because It Came From California! Feb 24, 2026

DR. WALLACE: My mother likes to pour a glass of red wine for my dad and any other adult guest who joins us for dinner at our house. This only happens when someone joins us. On all of the regular nights when just our family eats dinner, my parents nev... Read More