English: Moving to the topic of child rearing in this section of the Second Discourse, Nasir al-Din Tusi advises against allowing children to eat or sleep too much or giving them comforts such as soft clothing. This lesson is illustrated with the scene of a school courtyard, where two masters oversee the lessons of a group of presumably well-behaved boys.

See AKM288 for an introduction to a manuscript of the Ethics of Nasir (Akhlaq-i Nasiri) and links to the other paintings within this manuscript.

— Marika Sardar