October is the month of the young adolescent, which brings together a wide range of organizations to focus on the needs of "tweens."

So, what, exactly, is a tween, and why is this age group so important?

Kelly Weaver, a local teacher and East Region President of the Pennsylvania Association of Middle Level Education and Theresa Stahler, Chairperson for the Department of Secondary Education at Kutztown University sat down with WFMZ's Eve Tannery to explain.

www.AMLE.ORG/MOYA

www.PAMLE.ORG