kansas teachers' hall of fame

I think my youngest daughter liked this place better than Boot Hill. They have many wax figures to look at and the kids loved it. It is not very big and it is right by Boot Hill Museum. They have a little gift shop as well.

A very honorably tribute to the many wonderful teachers of Kansas. The best part was the wonderful and very informative woman who shared her knowledge and great humor.

Very informative tour but it got a little boring. We enjoyed the wax museum upstairs though. The gift shop was adorable.

You get a personal tour of the museum. They have put a lot of work and effort into making this museum. They are still making improvements. We had a very friendly retired teacher give us the tour.

Very interesting - because we all went to school and could remember all the things that they had on display. Fun to explore.

My sister and I took our 9 year old boys and we were bored the first 5 minutes. We stayed and tried paying attention due to the sweet elderly woman giving us the your. Not sure this should be something for kids...maybe just for teachers and curious adults.

We were actually visiting during our spring break. One of us being a teacher thought it would be a good stop. However, they were closed. So I called to find out hours & someone answered phone. He stated they didn't open till May 1st. So while we were sitting in car trying to find something else to do, this gentleman comes out and tells us he's the manager and started telling us other things to do. Then offered to take us in & show us the museum. Some other people saw us going in & he let them in too. This guy went out of his way to show us the teachers museum & gave a lovely tour. Unfortunately we didn't get his name but would highly recommend this to a ny teacher or person interested in education.

What a fun stop in Dodge City, KS! The KansasTeacher Hall of Fame is a wonderful tribute to the states' teachers, those living and those who have passed on. The "classroom" brought back many memories from the books I first learn to read with to the many different desk I sat in thoughout my K-12 education. The Hall of Fames' volunteers are all retired or currently teaching and have a vast knowledge of the history of their chosen profession and also of Dodge City. The gift shop is filled with beautiful gift ideas and fun educational items for all ages!!

As a teacher, I was interested in seeing this place, even though my connections to Kansas are minimal, apart from liking the state. I quickly learned upon entering that Kansas is the only state in the US with something like this (I don't know of anywhere in Canada that does either). It's not only a place for excellent Kansas teachers to be recognized, but also serves as a resource for anyone doing research on Kansas education history, and is also a museum on education, showing different aspects of how teaching and education have changed over the years. (Much more than the typical museum "classroom of the 1800s"!) There are displays on how lesson planning and curriculum have changed over the years, as well as how technology changed (there was even a copying machine that pre-dated the infamous Gestetner!). Dennis and Mary Lou were very friendly and informative, and we had a great discussion, and really enjoyed getting to know them and comparing stories and insights. My wife, who is not a teacher, said that it was much better than she expected it to be, and she really enjoyed her visit as well. Thank you, Dennis and Mary, for such a wonderful visit!

Pretty lame, not much more to say. I mean, it is just teaching, not exactly rocket science here. Definitely go to the Boot Hill Museum instead.

It's about time our teachers were recognized and Kansas is the state that does it. Fascinating, informational and run by someone who really knows the subject and history.

Have donated several volume of books this last year but the most valuable one is the 1900 Spelling Book. Stop and check it out.

I loved it.. you should go! There was lots to see and very interesting information about the history and the teachers of the great state of Kansas! If I'm back this way again, I'll be sure to return! Great!

I'm glad some one put the Teacher Hall of Fame together teacher play so many roles in are lives by just caring and pushing us to do better are selves. they unexpectedly take on mother, big sister, friend and secert crush persons 8) figures it warm my heart to see this place as I drove by and automatically stopped the personal working their were very sweet and full of information on most anything in Dodge city