Eight don't go home means "eight" means "filial piety, faith, courtesy, honesty and shame", and "eight don't go home" means these eight basic principles of being a man. As long as one of them doesn't do well in the exam, he will be ashamed to go home to meet his parents.
With the change of society, especially the richness of material, people will not be affected by the "seven prohibitions" when they go out. But "eight don't go home" can still be advocated, because these are good guidelines. If these eight aspects can be done well, they can be called "moral models".