A rare serious post - web standards curriculum

I read about Opera's Web Standards Curriculum yesterday, and have gone into a bit more depth this morning.

I have to say this:

If you are thinking about getting into web design, start with the web standards curriculum.

Seriously. It's amazing. It's like everything I've ever learned about web standards, and more, all in one place! What "web standards" are, why we should use them, information architecture, search engine optimisation, accessibility... It's all there!