While I agree with her, 100%, there will be those who are offended by the inference that “college material” implies a certain level of intelligence.
She could have worded it in a way to indicate that various education and training avenues need to be open, based on the interests and aptitudes, etc....
JMHO
Consider what "college material means these days.
Dumb enough to sit through hours of mindless indoctrination and not realize it.
Unless one is in a technical field, such as engineering, science or medicine, dumb enough to waste 4 years and tens of thousands of dollars for nothing and be in debt.
Dumb enough to not figure out what the debt mess will be before getting into it.
Dumb enough to listen to the "guidance" fools in high schools who are completely out of touch with reality.
Dumb enough to not look at the employment possibilities and incomes of graduates who have worthless degrees, such as women's studies, etc.
Since it appears that one of the qualifications to enter college for many non technical degrees is to be a completely out of touch with reality idiot, shouldn't it be an affront for many to be considered "college material"?
I don’t have a problem with “college material.” Some kids aren’t “mechanical material.”