Bloc was on my radar but the $3k price point just didn't make enough sense. I have a pretty strict burn rate (~2k month) for the summer. Using Bloc sounds amazing, but it takes a month and half out of that runway. I don't want to be worried about money, I only want to be worried about learning. Maybe you take a cut when I'm hired at a startup?
Sans Bloc, I squeeze every resource I can find online to learn (Zed, Hartl, Pine) and connect with people who can do casual office hours. Set a cirriculum for myself and bug dev friends / SO when I run into something I cannot get past. Tougher but I'm learning the whole time.
In my experience, the code review, office hours and peer-peer cohorts are super valuable for someone learning on their own. Good luck w/ Bloc and hope there's a good fit soon!