A few years ago, while working as a private tutor, I had an interesting experience. I gained insight into how schools are changing the way they manage daily routines. One evening, I arrived at a student’s house for our regular study session. As usual, I asked him about the topics he had covered in school that day so we could plan our revision accordingly. Instead of pulling out a diary or a printed timetable, he opened a mobile app and showed me his school routine. On the screen, I could see his entire weekly timetable: subjects, teachers, classrooms, and even notifications about changes in the schedule. When I asked him about it, he explained that his school had recently installed software, and the timetable was managed through a routine management system within it. Teachers, students, and even parents could access the schedule anytime through the app. For someone who had studied and worked in an era of handwritten routines pasted on classroom walls, this felt like a big shift. That b...