Is that teaching a bad habit though? Is it one of those things where's importantly to be confidently wrong or right?

One of the important keys in learning is engagement. If you frustrate the student preventing them from progressing at their own rhythm they will disengage, losing interest in what you are teaching.

	▲	user574275 a day ago \| parent [-]
		Both things can be true though, right? Maybe it just needs to reset faster or maybe start more gradually so you can build up muscle memory of intervals.