We didn't feel like we were missing something, since in the first week teachers only rush through the syllabus, if it's needed we create groups for the tasks of the semester, and then everybody leaves.
No sentíamos que perdiéramos nada, pues en la primera semana los profesores solamente ven el syllabus a todo correr, si se necesita creamos grupos para las tareas del semestre, y después todos se van.