The problem is that so much of physics is quite counter-intuitive (that is one reason it took so long to discover). The basic principle of education is to star

The problem is that so much of physics is quite counter-intuitive (that is one reason it took so long to discover). The basic principle of education is to start where the student is and then lead them step-by-step to what you want them to understand. That being the case, I would say physics should start with student's intuitive understanding and then explain, like through examples they can understand, why some of their intuitions are mistaken. Maybe this could even be turned into Socratic questioning.