If you go to a teacher, make sure he'll teach you what you want to learn. If he's trying to teach you "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"...run! heh I went to one for a few months and it was mostly just learning a simple riff a week. After about 4 months, I stopped cause I also needed money. But one site that I absolutely LOVE and still practice from every day is www.ultimateguitarpage.com It's got everything and I try to go through a lot of the exercises every day and I can already tell a huge improvement. Try that site. It's worked real great for me.