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Ms Gruwell classroom promotes diversity and her teachings focus mostly on progressivism philosophy by centering the curricula based on the needs, abilities, experiences and interests  of the her learners.

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The teaching philosophy of Mr Keating highlights the individuality and non-comformity.
Mr Keating philosophy encourage  learners to "seize the day".

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Teaching approaches and methods by Ms Gruwell.

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Teaching approaches and methods by Ms Gruwell.

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In the Freedom Writers film Erin Gruwell focused on the following approach and methods:
1. Reading, speaking, writing to manage her diverse classroom.
2. Changing learners seating arragnment to minimize the gang race made by students in classroom in order to stop the hate, mocking and fights made by them.
3. Ethic additive approach
4. Cooperative learning
5. Cultural differences techniques
6.  Fishbowl teaching method which requires to use outdoor ideas to built interactive communication between learners.

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The teaching approaches and methods by Mr John Keating.

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The teaching approaches and methods by Mr John Keating.

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1. Mr Keating urges his students to see the world differently.
2. He draws on cognitive learning theories.
3. Mr Keating  developed a close relationship with his student.
4. His lessons takes place outside the classroom.
5. Mr Keating introduced thoughtful poetry to learners.
6. Mr Keating relates what he is teaching to something that his students already know.

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1. She bought novels for her learners to read that were related to the gang race.
2. In the classroom discussion, Ms Gruwell gave learners topics to debate.
3. She encouraged her learners to reflect on their past experiences thus she made them to toast for change.
4. She used the lime game to show all learners that they are victims of violence.
5. Learners went to  the museum and watched documentary films.
6.  Ms Gruwell motivated her students to become creative by asking them to compile their journals and dairies into a book.

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In the Dead Poets' society, Mr Keating students stood upon the desk and observed the world around them diffrently.
Learners were reciting poetry by listening to music while kicking a soccer ball.
Mr Keating encouraged his learners to think for themselves and wanted his students to feel the poem in their soul.

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Conway, P. 2002. Learning in communities of practise: Rethinking teaching and learning in disadvantaged contexts. Irish Educational studies, 21(3):63.

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Students are unique and learn differently. Mr Keating and Ms Gruwell teaching philosophies are relevant in South African context because their curricular focuses on the needs, abilities, experiences and interests of learners. It is not necessary  for a teacher to focus on a traditional way of teaching. It is important  that every teachers should have their own teaching philosophy  and adjust the curriculum to the academic needs of students.