Abstract: Taking the history of mentality as the research perspective, combing historical data with research methods such as literature and historical research to explore the negative emotion representation and historical background of the group of primary and middle school physical education teachers during the 1920s and 1930s, and to advance the research on the group of modern physical education teachers.According to the research, the negative emotions of this group are mainly manifested as complaints about wages and social status, dissatisfaction with school sports hardware facilities and insufficient sports funds, complaints about difficulties in the implementation of physical education, confusion and helplessness in professional development, and difficulty coping with school sports. The helplessness of interpersonal relations. A variety of factors led to the emergence of negative emotions in primary and middle school physical education teachers during the Republic of China.At the material level, during the period of the Republic of China, where the agricultural economy was the mainstay, education funding was relatively scarce, resulting in low salaries for physical education teachers in primary and secondary schools and insufficient sports funds; the expansion of sports venues was subject to existing conditions. At the institutional level, the curriculum system design provides insufficient support for physical education classes and physical education teachers; the lag in the promulgation of relevant laws and regulations and the inadequate implementation make school physical education free and loose for a long time, which affects physical education teaching. On the spiritual level, traditional Chinese culture and educational ideas restrict the development of school sports, and it is difficult for physical education classes and physical education teachers to gain recognition from all parties; public opinion led by newspapers and other paper media has created a cultural atmosphere that discriminates against physical education teachers.

Key words: sports history, mentality history, the 1920s and 1930s, physical education teachers, negative emotions