During their children's younger years, it is necessary to observe their every action to ensure appropriate learned behavior. They must set rules for their children to follow and enforce punishments if they are broken. However, in following years, this infrastructure that was once so meticulously followed by both children and parents must be torn down and replaced. By this time, both parties have outgrown this system and children should be allowed more responsibilities and privileges on the part of the parents as they grow up.
Students now come from all over the country and many different countries as well.
And the students' morals and attitudes towards society have changed with the times as well. However, though St. Olaf has improved a little, with many residual restrictions that were imposed decades ago, often times it still feels as though the administration is pressuring us to live in a 1950s-like manner. Just look at current living situations. Though the male side and female side of the campus have been integrated, it's not enough. Honor houses are still unable to house both male and female students at once.