Friday Featured Blog: Matthew Koslowski (Literature and Legacy)

Sometimes a blog can look pretentious when in fact a blogger is simply being transparent. In a culture of anti-intellectualism, we sort-of expect smart bloggers to use folksy language and quote pop culture references.  Matthew Koslowski probably won't tie in truth to the viewing of an episode of The Office. Instead, he'll use a quasi-bohemian novel as a motif.  He rarely uses pictures or videos.

If I were to describe his blog, I would compare it to a literary journal online.  It is intelligent, well-written and well-researched.  I appreciate the fact that he does not try and tell me how to teach.  No formulas. No keys.  No steps.

I would also describe the blog as humble, but not in the way people tend to think of a humble blog.  His language is rich and complicated.  He makes no effort to drop down his register and use slang. Yet, in the content, he is willing to be vulnerable. In his post today, admit one of the quintessential issues that his (is it mine too?) generation faces: the overinflated ego and obsession with self-esteem.  Rather than offer a long-winded theoretical explanation, he tells a personal story.