Washington Post Not Smarter Than a Fifth Grader

In an oversized letter to "Book World," a fifth grade class at Burning Tree Elementary politely pointed out an error to the venerable newspaper.

The Washington Post has received what's being called an "adorable" correction letter -- even by grizzled, ink-stained editor standards. An oversized note from a Bethesda fifth grade class was addressed to Dennis Drabelle, a contributing editor for The Post’s Book World, reported Poynter, a go-to site for all things media. In April, Drabelle penned a roundup of Titanic books, writing that the famed ship struck an iceberg on April 15, 1912, according to Poynter. But Mrs. Reed’s fifth-grade class at Burning Tree Elementary politely pointed out that the Titanic actually struck the iceberg on April 14, 1912, and sank the following day. “Based on our research, the Titanic hit the iceberg shortly before midnight on April 14, 1912,” read the …

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