It is essential that such formation must be completed by those who have the responsibility for providing a proper environment within which the child can mature and grow in grace. By Divine Will, these are none other than the parents themselves. Before offering a method to evaluate proposed classroom sex education programs, I must emphasize that the best program is one entirely contained within the home. Such formation and education need no supplement in any classroom, especially one claiming to be Catholic, or indeed any place outside the home. It also goes without saying that it is the right of the parents to decide whether they need assistance in providing this individual formation within the family circle.
Parents are the primary educators of their children.
All other educators obtain their authority to teach from the child's parents. With this in mind, I offer eight questions to raise when evaluating any sex education program. Parents know their children better than anyone else. They know the unique nature and cultural context within which the child develops. They have a serious obligation to provide for the proper raising of the child.