Comments on "education through the physical" and "education of the physical"

By reviewing the development of ideology in the United States,the author analyzed modern US scholars’ understanding of education,further identified the similarities and differences between such two views as education through the physical and education of the physical,and drew the following conclusions: the main difference between such two views as education through the physical and education of the physical rests with goals instead of means;the education through the physical has various goals,which is in conformity with goal uniqueness,and in practice it shows as the teaching of sports techniques,while it is unknown whether or not its goals are realized;the education of the physical has only one specific goal,namely,to perfect the human body,and in practice it shows as the teaching of fitness knowledge and skills.