is it worth it to become a teacher these days?

no not if you have student loans and not while there is no bankruptcy protection against the student loan.

Yes. The benefits are good.

Independent or homeschool (-religion), maybe. Well, the only way. You just wont make any money.

Yeah, you get student loan debt these days just to work fast food or retail. Any job you can get is good.

Gotta go out there and do what you gotta do whatever it may be to get food in your stomach and a roof over your head.

if you cant do, teach :p