31/07/2026
《沉默，不應該被理解為接受。》
一開始，當老師選擇離開時，我是真心祝福她未來一切順利。
我相信，每一位老師都有追求夢想、創業發展的權利。
如果事情停留在那裡，我會真誠地送上祝福，也會默默支持。
可是，後來發生的一切，一步一步改變了我的想法。
最近，我陸續收到許多陪伴學院多年的家長訊息。
有家長替我感到不捨，有家長替我感到心痛，也有家長一直問我：「院長，為什麼妳都沒有說話？」
更讓我難受的是，許多家長開始把他們收到的訊息轉傳給我。
我才知道，在我毫不知情的情況下，家長們陸續收到離職老師私下聯繫的訊息。
看著一則又一則家長傳來的內容，我的心真的很痛。
直到那一刻，我才明白，我原本真心送出的祝福，並沒有換來我所期待的尊重。
我一直選擇沉默，不是因為害怕，也不是因為默認。
而是因為我一直希望，事情可以停在彼此祝福、各自努力的那一步。
我一直相信，教育應該建立在尊重，而不是彼此傷害。
但是，我發現，我的沉默，反而讓很多人誤會了。
也讓很多一直支持 Carole Academy of Dance 的家長，替我們感到委屈。
所以今天，我決定站出來。
不是因為我害怕競爭。
而是因為，我必須保護我用二十一年建立起來的一切。
只有真正經營過一間舞蹈學院的人才會明白，
一間學院最珍貴的，
不是教室，不是設備，也不是一套教材。
而是家長一年又一年累積的信任。
是孩子一屆又一屆的成長。
也是老師與學院共同建立起來的教育文化。
建立它，需要二十多年的堅持。
失去它，卻可能只需要短短幾天。
每一位老師，都有追求夢想的權利。
我從來沒有否定任何人創業的自由。
但是，每一位認真經營教育的人，也應該被尊重。
今天，我站出來，不是為了否定任何人的夢想。
我只是希望，
任何會繼續傷害 Carole Academy of Dance 的行為，都能夠停止。
對於涉及學院權益的相關事項，我已經交由相關單位處理，並會透過適當程序維護學院的合法權益。
今天這篇文章，不是為了報復。
而是因為，我有責任保護一路相信我的家長、學生、老師，以及這二十一年來大家共同建立的 Carole Academy of Dance。
原本的祝福，是真心的。
只是後來發生的事情，讓我不得不站出來。
我希望，從今天開始，一切傷害都能停止。
讓教育回到教育。
讓孩子回到孩子。
也讓每一位認真投入教育的人，都能在公平、尊重的環境裡，繼續守護下一代。
Carole Ong
Carole Academy of Dance
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《Silence Should Never Be Mistaken for Acceptance》
When my teacher decided to leave, I sincerely wished her nothing but the best.
I truly believe that every teacher has the right to pursue their dreams and build their own future.
If the story had ended there, I would have continued to wish her well and quietly support her new journey.
But what happened afterwards gradually changed everything.
Over the past few weeks, I have received many messages from parents who have been with our academy for years.
Some told me how heartbroken they felt.
Some expressed how unfair they thought the situation was.
Many simply asked me,
“Why haven’t you said anything?”
What hurt me even more was when parents began forwarding private messages they had received.
Only then did I realise that, without my knowledge, many of our families had been contacted privately after the resignation.
Reading those messages, one after another, was deeply painful.
That was the moment I realised that the sincere blessing I had given did not lead to the mutual respect I had hoped for.
My silence was never out of fear.
Nor was it acceptance.
I remained silent because I genuinely hoped everything could end with mutual respect, and that each of us could move forward on our own path.
I have always believed that education should be built on respect, not on hurting one another.
Unfortunately, I also realised that my silence had created misunderstandings.
It caused many people who have supported Carole Academy of Dance for years to feel confused and deeply saddened.
That is why I have chosen to speak today.
Not because I am afraid of competition.
But because I have a responsibility to protect what has taken over twenty-one years to build.
Only those who have devoted their lives to running a dance academy will truly understand this.
The most valuable thing an academy owns is not its studio.
It is not its equipment.
It is not even its teaching materials.
It is the trust of families.
The growth of generations of children.
The culture that teachers and an academy build together over many years.
It takes decades to earn that trust.
It can be damaged in only a matter of days.
Every teacher has the right to pursue their own dreams.
I have never questioned that.
But every educator who has dedicated years to building an academy also deserves respect.
Today, I am not speaking to stop anyone from pursuing their future.
I am simply asking that any actions which continue to harm Carole Academy of Dance come to an end.
Matters relating to the academy’s rights have already been referred to the appropriate authorities, and I will continue to protect the academy through the proper channels.
This statement is not written out of revenge.
It is written because I have a responsibility to protect the students, families, teachers, and the community that have built Carole Academy of Dance together over the past twenty-one years.
My blessing at the beginning was genuine.
It was only the events that followed that left me with no choice but to speak.
My sincere hope is that the harm will stop here.
Let education remain about education.
Let children remain at the heart of what we do.
And let every educator who dedicates their life to teaching be treated with fairness, respect, and professional integrity.
Carole Ong
Carole Academy of Dance
