YOU decide a high school student's future - yes, YOU, you crazy MyLotter!

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OK, so I've been thinking a lot about my future lately. Turning 18 years old in two weeks, I have every right to, no? There are two passions in which I want to pursue in the near-future; one 'thing' is education, as in teaching high school Spanish I, and the other is radio/television/newspaper/Internet/etc. See, my family has a background in teaching/schools/etc. and I have a huge interest in media in general. I've already gotten a head start in my media career: I am a radio DJ for a local college station (not those lame NPR classical-music stations....one that plays alternative rock/indie music, one that big ClearChannel stations have actually considered a competitor) and that's going great; I am the anchor for our high school's morning show (show= announcements, stupid segments and occasionally news stories when I GO out and do them); I'm a Staff Writer for the high school's newspaper and magazine... In addition, I'm starting some websites soon and starting to write for online publications...plus I'm debuting an actual "magazine" soon (yeah) So, all that is going super-awesome....BUT...I still have this side of me that wants to go into teaching...just something about shaping our crappy youth into something better that gives me satisfaction. :) Now, I'm already taking college classes for credit to get my Associates in Radio/TV Broadcasting at the college where I DJ at...I know for sure that I want to get that degree and possibly go further... But, if I want to teach as well....? I know I can do both, but college-wise... I was thinking about, in addition to pursuing a degree in Radio/TV Broadcasting, enrolling in one of those "alternative" colleges/online colleges, like University of Phoenix or DeVry and getting my Bachelors, and eventually Masters, in Education... that way I could do what I love doing, and also study to do something else that I love as well. Ideas? Good? Bad? Out with it!!