Three Basic concepts: Methodology, Money Management, Mental discipline. Start here. The Three M's will allow your tuition fee to be quite affordable. We all have contributed to this market education. Just make sure the draw down does not kill the acct. Bling.
Find highly reviewed trading books, either buy them off Amazon (sell or return when done) or use an Interlibrary loan. I'd recommend these to start: Stan Weinstein's Profit in Bull/Bear Markets Ultimate Trading Guide - John Hill Professional Commodity Trader - Stanley Kroll Try to learn as much as you can without trading until you are able to formulate some of your own methods which you can backtest and papertrade off.