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tobeappropriateandefficientithastorelateinsomewaywiththeindividuallearnerandhowtheindividual demonstratestheirlearningprocess."ReadingEducationalPhilosophiesinFreedomWriters"byJung-AhChoi, breaksdownthedifferentmethodsofteachingthroughthefilmFreedomWritersFreedomWritersisafilmbased onatruestoryaboutayoungteacher,ErinGruwell,whofacesracialbarriersatanintegratedhighschoolinLong BeachCaliforniaThearticledisplaystheteachingmethods