You will indoubtedly get a wide cross section of answers here so I will just offer some common sense. If at all possible stay with one or two instructors. Hopefully they will be competent and qualified. If they are, just listen to what they have to say while at the field, and think about what they have to say in your quiet time. Block out the armchair pilots until you have the ability to know the difference and make your own flying decisions. This hobby is some memory, some mental and some skill. The memory and skill will come from practice, the mental needs to come from you and the think egg :spinnyeye