Confucian Sports Thought: Combining Sports with Education

Abstract

Since the reform and opening up, China has developed rapidly, and people’s ideas, ethics, and values have been constantly changing. Because of the changes in the morals and values of students’ parents, it has also brought a significant impact on education. They only focus on student’s academic achievements, and students’ physical quality and moral education are ignored. How should school education do? China’s Confucianism may inspire us. Confucianism attaches importance to moral, intellectual, and physical education, and emphasizes the all-round development of human character, intelligence, and body. Confucianism integrates ethical code into physical activities and achieves the purpose of education. Confucianism inspires us that school physical education should not only focus on improving students’ physical quality but also pay attention to its educational function.