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'm Being Punished Academically for My Illnesses Nov 04, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a high school student and my attendance is not the best. I don't feel well often, and end up missing three or four days per month. I make up all of my assignments, and I study extra hard to keep up my grades. Most teachers understand... Read More

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The Homework Seems Overwhelming Nov 03, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm the parent of a 13-year-old middle school student. I've noticed that with this new school year, the curriculum has ratcheted up a level in terms of difficulty. The homework seems to be much greater than what my child was used to deal... Read More

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The Piano Experiment Drove Them in Different Directions Nov 01, 2025

DR. WALLACE: My husband and I have two children, both girls and slightly less than two years apart in age. Recently, we decided to give both of our girls piano lessons, and for a month they both dutifully went to these lessons and learned a few basic... Read More

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Grandma Thinks I Need to Manage My Wild Twin Brothers Oct 31, 2025

DR. WALLACE: I'm a girl who is 16, and my two 11-year-old twin brothers are quite rambunctious in our home almost all the time. They're not terrible kids, but they do what they want when they want, and they make a lot of noise and get pretty messy to... Read More