Learning anything successfully requires a good mindset. Here are a few things to watch out for:
At least no magic until the day we can transfer knowledge, a la Matrix, by plugging in a chip into your brain. For now, you get what you put into the course.
That includes your instructors. We are not high and mighty. What we do have are experience and skill sets to help us figure things out. These are things we are eager to share and impart with you.
The saying goes, "There are many was to skin a cat." There is little reason to become dogmatic to any approach. So, keep an open mind and expose yourself to different ways people approach problems. It will help you grow much quicker as a developer.
Coding is a craft. Like a good writer, caring about what and how you write differentiates the great from the mediocre.