Some just told me "Telling isn't Teaching", and I couldn't agree more. Lecture has it's place but it's not an interactive experince with the student. For me, I learn best when I am actively engaged with my teacher. Sadly, and maybe this is just me, but it seems that this career does not lend itself to situations where you can get well-structured and interactive training on the wide variety of web development topics. Instead, the self-taught skill of "Go out and find it yourself" is what's left in our bag of tricks; it does the job, but has a heavy cost associated with it.
Not to mention, if all goes well, I'll be moving out to the Washington State area, which is a technical mecca (a 'techa', if you will), and I think I'll be exposed to more productive environments where I can really see my skills take off. Let's just say my current environment.... well... if there was an ominous drum being beat at a steady rate, I'd say that it would fit in perfectly with the ambiance of technical savvy here. 