Harriet Stone

Do not take any class with Stone unless you have to. Be prepared for cold calls and a cold personality. She does not utilize Canvas, picks favorites, and frequently uses micro-aggressions. Her assignments have no rubric and she grades on subjective perceptions of your work. Fairly accessible outside of class, but is rude when communicating.

4/26/2023

Ratings seem a bit harsh. There is lots of homework so beware but if you are interested in getting better at French this class will help you achieve that. She is a good professor and maybe a bit strict sometimes but if you are engaged in the class it will be fine. The cold calling is just a part of learning a language.

4/26/2023

Do not take her class if you do not need to. Have never felt so disrespected by a professor in my life. She has a very apparent lack of empathy, constantly cold calls, and teaches on topics that are boring. Her criteria for grades is also extremely unclear and she will dock you for not following directions she simply never gave.

3/3/2022

professor stone has a very high view of herself and proved to be close-minded and judgmental in class. she started the semester pointing out that she was surprised that more people didn't drop, that should have been a hint.

3/5/2020

She is very strict, and yes, a little mean, but she is really interesting to listen to, and is always willing to explain things if you don't understand. But god help you if you have three or more absences - she will crucify you.

11/21/2005

Prof. Stone can be very intimidating and grades pretty strictly. But she was one of the best teachers I had at WashU. She really expects a lot from her students, so you have to be willing to put a lot of work into it.

10/18/2005

She is an evil, horrible, mean, mean person. Take anyone else, if possible. She yells at students for no good reason. I saw a girl get yelled at for yawning in class once. She is so intimidating that people are scared to talk. And she's the strictest grader I've ever had at WashU.

2/17/2005

This was a challenging class with lots of work--be prepared to write practically every day. Mme. Stone does have a good sense of humor and seems to care about students. But she also grades extremely tough, sometimes to the point of being unfair, and the class overall is not very interesting.

1/9/2005

Her class was extremely difficult, but once you get to know her, you understand that she does care about the students and is willing to help. She is a tough grader adn assigns a lot of homework.

1/8/2005