Originally posted on my blog fledglingphysicist.com, here is "If Susan Can Learn Physics, So Can You".

"Like most of us, I had heard throughout my life that math and physics were really difficult. If you weren’t “smart”, you shouldn’t even bother trying to learn either, people would say...That is one of the biggest, most hurtful, and most destructive lies anyone can perpetuate...Anyone can learn physics. Anyone can learn math. Being “good at it” or “smart” is beside the point."