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Caroline "Goodie" Tshabalala (born Mogadime), is an teacher and education leader, published author of three books, international speaker, and media personality.

Goodie was born in the 1930s in apartheid South Africa and grew up in Clermont, KwaZulu-Natal. After marrying Dr. Henry Mogadime, Goodie and her family was exiled in 1963. The family moved first to Botswana then Zambia, before being accepted by Canada as refugees in 1970.

Early life

Goodie was the third born child of Ester Dudu Tshabalala (born Msimage) who married XX Tshabalala. Her brother, is retired Justice Vuka Tshabalala, and her first cousin is Thandeka Luthuli Gcabashe, daugher of Chief Albert Lutuli. Growing up, Goodie was exposed to the political and ideological teachings of black South Africans, who were early leaders of the apartheid liberation movement, including her mother's uncle, H. Selby Msimang.

Goodie married Dr. Henry Mogadime, in the 1950s, who she had four children with: Dudu Mogadime, Mpho Mogadime, Shadi Mogadime, and Dr. Dolana Mogadime.

Education

Goodie attended Inanda Seminary, a school for girls, where she enjoyed learning about history, performance arts, and sang soprano in choir. Later, she completed her BA in History at Fort Hare University and qualified as a teacher in the 1950s.

Goodie achieved her special education additional qualification designation, then was hired as one out of a small number of Black teachers in the Peel District School Board in 1976.

While working and as the mother of four children she earned her MS Education from Niagara University, with a focus on guidance counselling, graduating in 1985.

Publications and partnerships

Goodie published three books, including:

• “Developing the whole individual in South Africa” (self-published, 1986),
• “Free to Be, Creativity and Self-Discovery in Every Child,” (published by Shuter & Shooter, 1988), and
• “Dearest Teacher,” (published by Shuter & Shooter, 1990).

Goodie's writing focuses on the importance of teaching every child according to their unique talents and strengths.

Funded by the Ontario Teachers’ Federation, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association; and United Churches, she returned to South Africa annually beginning in the late 1980s to promote the ideas pivotal to her education books, in the areas of special education, gifted education and guidance counselling.

Activism

Goodie worked in collaboration with women’s organizations such as the YWCA, NGOs (e.g., Miles for Millions) and the World Council of Churches while working toward attaining her credentials as an Ontario teacher and supply teaching.

In the 1980-1990s Goodie was invited to speak on apartheid and the plight of women and children in South Africa. She also helped secure necessary funding and was a founding supporter of the Pietermaritzburg Community College, for a local black community.

As a member of the Toronto branch of the African National Congress (ANC), she was frequently interviewed by popular media, magazines, and newspaper journalists, as a motivational speaker and television/ radio show personality in the late 1980s and early 1990s when morale among teachers was at an all-time low due to political unrest in South Africa.

In 2018, Goodie was invited to participate in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights exhibit entitled, Mandela Struggle for Freedom Exhibition, to provide oral history about the work and impact of exiled South African's who continued to engage in their communities while living as refugees in Canada.

Legacy and teachings

Rooted in a matrilineal line of strong, self-reliant women, Goodie’s story underscores the importance of education, leadership, and the interconnectedness of global struggles for justice. Goodie's life, work and legacy has been a central focus of her daughter, Professor Dolana Mogadime.

Goodie was recognized for her efforts with:

• The Antiracism and Ethnocultural Equity Award that she led her school in the Peel District School Board to achieve;
• The Vocational Award from Pietermaritzburg Rotary Club in South Africa that she received for initiating a community college; and
• The 1st Annual South African Women for Women Award in August 1991 she received for Excellence in Education.

Upon her retirement from teaching after over 4 decades, in 1999 she received a copper school bell, which she later passed on to her daughter, Professor Dolana Mogadime, when she earned her PhD of Education from York University.