Your plan sounds pretty good.. I will point out however that you do have other ways of doing this.. for example I would probably be in your same boat with "fukked up teeth" but it's possible to just ignore this or repair this a different way
It's also possible to repair these problems other ways as well..
One thing I would highly suggest is if you want to join the self empowerment movement as a teacher.. you do it mostly on your own.. you may get bogged down with too many rigorous schools of thought in school.. but you may also not just depends on how you really see it.. certainly school can a be a contrasting dynamic environment.. what I will say is, if you invest in you.. the rewards are much greater..