Opinions on using CI to teach a PHP 'newb'

[eluser]Derek Allard[/eluser]
I've not too much to add, but I will say that the best way to learn something is to "do" (oh, how very Kung-Fu the legend continues of me...). I'd say, pick a small project or a hobby project you've been thinking about, and build it. You'll learn SO much by fighting against real limits.

Then, go back and try to build it again. Think of your html stuff. I bet you look back at what you first did (which you were very proud of at the time) now and think "boy, look at all this stuff I could do better". That's how PHP and CI works also