I learned this way:

writing small batch files (self taught from looking at files like autoexec)
HTML (self taught with books)
HTML/Visual Basic (High school course (one))
C++ (self taught through tutorials)
C++ (two high school classes)
Visual Basic (taking next semester in college)
Advanced Visual Basic/C++ (taking semester after next in college, two classes)

it goes further, but listing more is kinda pointless...