Wayside Publishing Reviews

I’ve been using the online platform for class, and it works fine most of the time. Finding assignments is straightforward, which I appreciate. The only annoying thing is that some pages take way too long to load, which feels kind of ridiculous when you’re just trying to check one thing quickly. Overall though, it’s easy enough to use and gets the job done

I thought the content was good overall and mostly relevant, but a few details felt outdated or a little off. Still useful, just not totally up to date! 🙂

My order got here quick, which was a nice surprise. I kept thinking it might take longer, but nope, it showed up without any drama. The shipping felt reliable, and I’m always a little impatient with deliveries, so that was a win.

I was locked out and couldn’t get my login working, but support helped me out quickly. They handled that whole thing without much back and forth, and I was able to get back in soon after.

The books themselves were fine, but customer service was kind of slow getting back to me. I ended up having to send a follow-up message before anyone helped. It wasn’t exactly a terrible experience, but it was definitely a little frustrating when I was hoping for a quick fix.

The books are decent and there’s nothing really wrong with them, but for what I paid, I expected a lot more. I figured there would be better online extras or at least some added value to make the price feel worth it. It’s not terrible, but it’s hard to justify spending that much on what you actually get. I’d appreciate some kind of credit, discount, or compensation because it just doesn’t feel like the value matched the cost.

After I paid, I started feeling a little distrustful about whether it was going to be worth it. My students didn’t really seem to get into it, and most days they just looked bored. I kept hoping it would click, but it never really did.

I was excited to try ordering for the first time and spent a bit just looking around the site and figuring out what I wanted. The selection seemed fine, and nothing was impossible to use, but once I actually started setting up my account, things got a little annoying. I had to reset something, and one of the pages didn’t load properly, so I ended up going back and forth more than I expected. I did get the order placed in the end, but the whole process was more of a hassle than it probably needed to be.

I don’t really get the complaints, because the curriculum has been solid for my class. It’s straightforward, easy to follow, and my students haven’t had trouble keeping up with it. For us, it’s been a good fit.

Use Wayside for my class, and the teacher support materials have been really helpful. Lesson resources and extra activities save me a good bit of time, and most of it is easy to find. Sometimes wish the directions were a little clearer or that there were more examples to work from, but overall it’s been solid for planning and keeping lessons moving.